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
Last month, the Senate passed legislation calling for more controls over voucher spending, such as assigning a state ID number to all students, but the House has yet to take it up.
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Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
The committee agreed to all four on Tuesday, setting up formal hearings on the legislation later in the session.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
No formal agreement or legislation was passed formally banning the substances.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Cavan Images | Cavan | Getty Images At the start of 2025, during President Joe Biden’s final weeks in office, lawmakers pushed forward with last-minute major legislation that provides Social Security benefit increases to certain public pensioners.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
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Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
The committee agreed to all four on Tuesday, setting up formal hearings on the legislation later in the session.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
No formal agreement or legislation was passed formally banning the substances.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Cavan Images | Cavan | Getty Images At the start of 2025, during President Joe Biden’s final weeks in office, lawmakers pushed forward with last-minute major legislation that provides Social Security benefit increases to certain public pensioners.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislation
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The repeal eliminates all greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and trucks and could unleash a broader undoing of climate regulations on stationary sources such as power plants and oil and gas facilities, experts say.—
MATTHEW DALY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Streamlining regulations and having a mix of luxury and affordable housing are both fair and feasible requirements, but not recognizing unions and the resulting costs is unrealistic.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Bhumjaithai party leader is staunch royalist who is firmly against any amendments to lese majeste, Thailand’s strict royal defamation law.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Engleman’s amendment passed in an 11-2 vote before the bill goes to the House floor.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Canada already has far stronger gun laws than the United States, and mass shootings are extremely rare.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Democrats are calling for judicial warrants before agents can enter private property, a ban on ICE agents wearing face masks, requiring the use of body cameras and new laws for use-of-force standards.—
Justin Gomez,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Yoon, who can appeal the ruling, had denied the insurrection charge, saying his imposition of martial law was meant to alert the public to paralysing political gridlock caused by the opposition party’s majority in the National Assembly and its impeachment of several senior officials.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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After losing similar cases, the decision to tap Kelesis indicates the White House does not expect a ruling in Chattah's favor.—
JESSICA HILL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Legislation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislation. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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