legislation

legislation
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ federal, national, parliamentary, state
▪ draft, proposed
▪ fresh (esp. BrE), further, new
▪ effective, tough
▪ complex
▪ controversial
▪ unworkable (BrE)
▪

The police think that such legislation would be unworkable.

▪ anti-abortion, anti-discrimination, civil rights, employment, energy (esp. AmE), environmental, gun-control, health, housing, human rights (esp. BrE), reform, social, etc.
… OF LEGISLATION
▪ piece
▪

a major piece of legislation

VERB + LEGISLATION
▪ need, require
▪ call for, propose, push (esp. AmE)
▪

They are calling for tough legislation to tackle this problem.

▪ draft, draw up
▪ bring forward (BrE), initiate, put forward (esp. AmE)
▪

Anyone has the right to initiate legislation.

▪ sponsor (esp. AmE), support
▪ push through
▪

The government is pushing through legislation to ban smoking in all public places.

▪ approve, enact, introduce, pass, sign (esp. AmE)
▪

Congress approved legislation which outlawed the sale of the drug.

▪

Governor Bradbery signed legislation for $20 million in municipal relief.

▪ adopt
▪

Member states may not adopt legislation contrary to EU law.

▪ block, delay, oppose, veto
▪

Religious interests may try to block this legislation.

▪ amend
▪ repeal
▪ comply with
▪

Companies have until December 31 to comply with the new legislation.

LEGISLATION + VERB
▪ come into effect, come into force (both esp. BrE)
▪

New legislation on adoption comes into effect at the end of the year.

▪ allow sth, require sth
PREPOSITION
▪ under legislation
▪

There is no requirement to register a claim under the new legislation.

▪ legislation against
▪

They are planning the introduction of legislation against sex discrimination.

▪ legislation on
▪

Legislation on this issue is urgently needed.


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  • legislation — le‧gis‧la‧tion [ˌledʒˈsleɪʆn] noun [uncountable] LAW 1. a law or set of laws: • Under the new legislation, employers will be required to offer up to 12 weeks of paid sick leave per year. • He introduced legislation to increase the minimum wage …   Financial and business terms

  • legislation — leg·is·la·tion /ˌle jəs lā shən/ n 1: the making or giving of laws; specif: the exercise of the power and function of making rules that have the force of authority by virtue of their promulgation by an official organ of the state 2: the… …   Law dictionary

  • Legislation — (or statutory law ) is law which has been promulgated (or enacted ) by a legislature or other governing body. The term may refer to a single law, or the collective body of enacted law, while statute is also used to refer to a single law. Before… …   Wikipedia

  • Legislation — Leg is*la tion ( l[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. l[ e]gislation, L. legis latio. See {Legislator}.] The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws; the laws enacted. [1913 Webster] Pythagoras joined legislation to his philosophy. Lyttelton …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • legislation — 1650s, from Fr. législation, from L.L. legislationem (nom. legislatio), properly two words, legis latio, proposing (lit. bearing ) of a law; see LEGISLATOR (Cf. legislator) …   Etymology dictionary

  • legislation — legislation, legislature Both words date from the 17c. Legislation is the process of making laws, and the legislature is the body (or group of bodies) that makes them …   Modern English usage

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