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
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
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson accused the Republican National Committee on Monday of asking the Supreme Court to legislate from the bench by striking down late-arriving mail ballot laws, rather than having Congress or individual states pass laws ending mail ballot collection on Election Day.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2026
Although employer and consumer groups advocated for a benchmark payment rate to resolve surprise billing disputes between providers and insurers, Congress ultimately sided with providers and legislated an arbitration mandate.
—James Gelfand, STAT, 20 Mar. 2026
The city has debated, legislated and litigated cameras in public space for decades.
—Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson accused the Republican National Committee on Monday of asking the Supreme Court to legislate from the bench by striking down late-arriving mail ballot laws, rather than having Congress or individual states pass laws ending mail ballot collection on Election Day.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2026
Although employer and consumer groups advocated for a benchmark payment rate to resolve surprise billing disputes between providers and insurers, Congress ultimately sided with providers and legislated an arbitration mandate.
—James Gelfand, STAT, 20 Mar. 2026
The city has debated, legislated and litigated cameras in public space for decades.
—Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislate
enact
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Failure to enact required changes could result in big fines.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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At a time when states are enacting an anti-voting agenda to limit who can participate in elections, Maryland must set the standard for an inclusive democracy, not falling short of it.—
Nicole D. Porter,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Legislate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislate. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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