as in to enact
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 legislate
The city has debated, legislated and litigated cameras in public space for decades.
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Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Instead of threatening or legislating credit card issuers, there’s an easier solution.
—Howard Dvorkin, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
The move follows Australia’s decision to become the world’s first country to legislate a social media ban for under-16s, with fines for non-compliant platforms of up to $32 million.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Efforts part of push to legislate ICE The two bills join more than a dozen bills that have been proposed by Democrats to limit federal immigration law enforcement in the state.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
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Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Instead of threatening or legislating credit card issuers, there’s an easier solution.
—Howard Dvorkin, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
The move follows Australia’s decision to become the world’s first country to legislate a social media ban for under-16s, with fines for non-compliant platforms of up to $32 million.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Efforts part of push to legislate ICE The two bills join more than a dozen bills that have been proposed by Democrats to limit federal immigration law enforcement in the state.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislate
enact
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Two states — Utah and Florida — have enacted bans.—
Kaan Ozcan,
NBC news,
13 Apr. 2026
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According to Barnard, the center has both threatened family separations and enacted them.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Legislate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislate. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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