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
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.
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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
Wednesday was the first full day back for members of Congress after an annual monthlong break from legislating.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
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
Wednesday was the first full day back for members of Congress after an annual monthlong break from legislating.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislating
enacting
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Yet in his first year back in office, the president made profound progress in enacting his agenda, and women are better off for it.—
Carrie Lukas,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Just last year, a major overhaul in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) was passed as a trailer bill, bypassing many of the normal procedures for enacting legislation.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Legislating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislating. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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