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
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.
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IEEE Spectrum, 2 Feb. 2026
Congress could legislate what defenses the officers would and would not be allowed to have in those cases.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 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
State apartment and Realtors associations have come out against the bill along with the National Rental Home Council, which argued the measure was seeking to legislate an issue that wasn’t borne out in actual statistics.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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IEEE Spectrum, 2 Feb. 2026
Congress could legislate what defenses the officers would and would not be allowed to have in those cases.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 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
State apartment and Realtors associations have come out against the bill along with the National Rental Home Council, which argued the measure was seeking to legislate an issue that wasn’t borne out in actual statistics.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislate
enact
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Republicans have argued the judge did not have legal authority to enact a map that wasn’t approved by the Legislature.—
David A. Lieb,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Notably, the end of the emergency tariffs — which Trump enacted using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA — does deprive Democrats of some control over the levies’ future.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Legislate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislate. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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