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legislation
/ˌlɛd͡ʒɪsˈleɪʃən/
noun1 of 2
Laws made by a government.
- “New legislation will ban smoking in all public places.”Toofey
- “Existing legislation does not take diversity of races into account.”Tatoeba
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meaning2 of 2
act or process of writing and passing laws
- “Existing legislation does not take diversity of races into account.”Tatoeba
- “Our surveys indicate that the public would support the proposed legislation.”Tatoeba
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0)