Definitions for Legislate
ˈlɛdʒ ɪsˌleɪtleg·is·late

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. legislate, passverb

   make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation

   "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people spend their free time"

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1. legislateverb

   To pass laws (including the amending or repeal of existing laws).

   If they can't get people to do the right thing by talking then they will try to legislate it, then they can try to enforce the statutes.

2. Etymology: Back formation from legislation, legislator.

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1. legislate

   To legislate means to make or enact a new law or set of laws, generally in the context of a political institution or governing body like a government, parliament, or congress. It also refers to the process of discussing, reviewing and approving the laws before they are put into effect.

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1. Legislateverb

   to make or enact a law or laws

2. Etymology: [See Legislator.]

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1. Legislate

   lej′is-lāt, v.i. to bring forward, propose, or make laws.—n. Legislā′tion.—adj. Leg′islative, giving or enacting laws: pertaining to legislation, or a legislature.—n. a body of persons, or a single person, with powers to enact laws.—adv. Leg′islatively.—n. Leg′islator, one who makes laws: a lawgiver:—fem. Leg′islatress.—adj. Legislatō′rial, of or pertaining to a legislature.—ns. Leg′islatorship; Leg′islature, the body of men in a state who have the power of making laws.—Legislative assembly (see Assembly); Legislative power, the power to make laws.—Class legislation, legislation affecting the interests of a particular class. [L. lex, legis, law, ferre, latum, to bear.]

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1. legislate

   To create by legislation.

   They did legislate for all human rights and freedom as a priority.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

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1. • Enact

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Legislate in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Legislate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Legislate in a Sentence

1. Malik Yusef:

   Social conservatism is a moral choice. If you are pro-life, by all means be pro-life. But you can't legislate that.

2. The Unite union:

   Ministers must legislate as necessary to allow UK airlines in financial trouble to trade in protective administration, other countries do it as a matter of course. We should do it in the UK.

3. Jeff Melvoin:

   Check out the Declaration of Independence You think it promises happiness No no no, it talks about the pursuit of happiness. The PURSUIT We've become a nation of wimps We think we're entitled to everything, we want to legislate ourselves into some cozy little cocoon. Well, forget it, Nature Boy. There are no guarantees. Life is nasty, brutish, and short.

4. The ADGM:

   ADGM has decided to legislate for English common law to apply in, and form part of the law of, the Global Market, english common law, as it stands from time to time, will therefore govern matters such as contracts, tort, trusts, equitable remedies, unjust enrichment, damages, conflicts of laws, security, and personal property.

5. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell:

   We're going to insist on doing narrowly targeted legislation if and when we do legislate again and we may well.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Legislate
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Legislate
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Legislate