legislation

CEFRC1

/ˌlɛd͡ʒɪˈsleɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A law or group of laws made by a government.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body.

Examples

  • Existing legislation does not take diversity of races into account.

  • Fortune 500 companies were the hardest hit by recent legislation.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˌled͡ʒɪˈslæɪʃən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws.

More examples

In context

  • There is a lack of legislation about human cloning.

  • pass legislation

  • Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Sunday banning the sale at grocery checkouts of all plastic bags, regardless of thickness.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Late Latin lēgislātiō (“the giving of the law”). Morphologically legislate + -ion.