as in regulation
a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature
Congress has proposed new legislation banning the commercial distribution of plastic straws.
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Recent Examples of legislation
Last month, the Senate passed legislation calling for more controls over voucher spending, such as assigning a state ID number to all students, but the House has yet to take it up.
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Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
The committee agreed to all four on Tuesday, setting up formal hearings on the legislation later in the session.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
No formal agreement or legislation was passed formally banning the substances.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Cavan Images | Cavan | Getty Images At the start of 2025, during President Joe Biden’s final weeks in office, lawmakers pushed forward with last-minute major legislation that provides Social Security benefit increases to certain public pensioners.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
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Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
The committee agreed to all four on Tuesday, setting up formal hearings on the legislation later in the session.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
No formal agreement or legislation was passed formally banning the substances.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Cavan Images | Cavan | Getty Images At the start of 2025, during President Joe Biden’s final weeks in office, lawmakers pushed forward with last-minute major legislation that provides Social Security benefit increases to certain public pensioners.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislation
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Meanwhile, Ishii said the council is focused on filling the five Police Accountability Board vacancies and finding Aguilar’s replacement, finalizing the board’s regulations, giving both oversight entities the necessary tools to succeed and restoring belief in the oversight process.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Eating mangoes in moderation is key to avoiding large blood sugar spikes and, over time, may contribute to better blood sugar regulation.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
11 Feb. 2026
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But Sunday’s remarkable landslide mean the LDP now has enough seats to override votes in the upper house of parliament, to propose amendments to the constitution, and to chair all lower house committees alongside its coalition partner.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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After hearing testimony from about 40 witnesses, the Senate Judiciary Committee postponed a vote on the bill so the sponsors could work on amendments.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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In the days after the Bondi Beach massacre – allegedly committed by a father and son who had embraced Islamic State ideology – the government announced sweeping new gun laws, tougher rules on hate speech, and stronger powers for the home affairs minister to cancel visas on character grounds.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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These include physical resilience, self-defense, marksmanship, map reading, and military law.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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According to the court ruling, in August 2023, while returning from the store, Landuga, who lived in Kurakhivka, in Donetsk region, saw Ukrainian soldiers at the home of her son’s godmother and in the barracks of the Military Mining Rescue Unit.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Governor Newsom has indicated that the appropriate response to the court ruling is to focus on federal agents specifically rather than expanding the law to include state officers, suggesting these are separate issues that warrant different approaches.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Legislation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislation. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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