as in enacting
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action
wants the Congress to legislate new laws banning the use of these types of weapons
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Recent Examples of legislating
Critiques of the bill Cohen added that under international law, Israel’s parliament should not be legislating in the West Bank, which is not sovereign Israeli territory.
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Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Instead of threatening or legislating credit card issuers, there’s an easier solution.
—Howard Dvorkin, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Unfortunately, the legislative branch shows little appetite for legislating.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
In the United States, the states are legislating and enforcing their own AI rules even as the federal government in 2025 moved to prevent state action and loosen the reins.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Feb. 2026
The White House has begun taking note of which House Republican lawmakers are missing votes, particularly those who are focusing their energy more on campaigning than legislating, The Washington Post’s Kadia Goba reports.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2026
That means taking a commonsense business approach to legislating rules to govern NIL.
—Eddie Edwards Jr, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2026
People who aren’t legislating—just performing.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
While legislating to force Europeans to only buy new EVs by 2035, its parliamentarians failed to notice only China had the technology to supply them at affordable prices.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Instead of threatening or legislating credit card issuers, there’s an easier solution.
—Howard Dvorkin, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Unfortunately, the legislative branch shows little appetite for legislating.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
In the United States, the states are legislating and enforcing their own AI rules even as the federal government in 2025 moved to prevent state action and loosen the reins.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Feb. 2026
The White House has begun taking note of which House Republican lawmakers are missing votes, particularly those who are focusing their energy more on campaigning than legislating, The Washington Post’s Kadia Goba reports.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2026
That means taking a commonsense business approach to legislating rules to govern NIL.
—Eddie Edwards Jr, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2026
People who aren’t legislating—just performing.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
While legislating to force Europeans to only buy new EVs by 2035, its parliamentarians failed to notice only China had the technology to supply them at affordable prices.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislating
enacting
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The data comes as Japan grapples with the fallout from the Iran war, with the country releasing oil stockpiles and enacting fuel subsidies to stave off the worst of the energy shock from the closed Strait of Hormuz.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2026
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In reality however — and sadly — this structure gave way to constant battles and micromanagement, often preventing the mayor from improving the system and enacting any real change.—
Dennis Walcott,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Legislating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislating. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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