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
The most direct counterforce is federal legislation, since Congress has the constitutional authority to set the rules under which House elections are run in all 50 states.
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Bruce Sibley, Time, 29 May 2026
By the time the bill got to the Senate floor, DOJ had announced the anti-weaponization fund, exposing the legislation to unlimited Democratic amendments restricting it, some of which could have passed.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 29 May 2026
The potential implications of the legislation on the automaker are previously unreported.
—Michael Wayland,luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Click hopes his bill will serve as a model for other potential legislation.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 May 2026
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Bruce Sibley, Time, 29 May 2026
By the time the bill got to the Senate floor, DOJ had announced the anti-weaponization fund, exposing the legislation to unlimited Democratic amendments restricting it, some of which could have passed.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 29 May 2026
The potential implications of the legislation on the automaker are previously unreported.
—Michael Wayland,luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Click hopes his bill will serve as a model for other potential legislation.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislation
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The four 8-foot-long benches were installed over a span of eight hours May 29 beside the regulation-size bocce court along the Draper Avenue side of the Rec Center grounds.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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The bill would roll out several regulations on the industry, including clarifications on player transfers and payments, rules on midseason coach movement, and a ban on professional players from reentering the NCAA.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
3 June 2026
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Politically, while there may have been the Ginsberg who was the heroic advocate for free expression in a 1956 California State Superior Court obscenity trial concerning Howl, there was also the Ginsberg who was a defender of NAMBLA in the 1980s (on first amendment grounds, but still).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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But the amendment itself does not limit the benefit to small businesses.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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The complaint alleges the defendants failed to manufacture, supply and serve food safe for human consumption and violated federal food safety laws and USDA performance standards governing ground beef.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Observers link these conflicts to Abiy’s push away from Ethiopia’s longstanding system of ethnic federalism, which had allowed diverse regional states to draft their own laws and maintain local armies.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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Democrats asked whether that includes federal court orders, and Mullin responded that depends on whether a higher court overturns a ruling.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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The 6-3 ruling by the Supreme Court, which will eliminate one of the two majority Black districts in Alabama, is expected to result in Republicans gaining one seat from the state in the House of Representatives in the upcoming midterm elections.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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“Legislation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislation. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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