Synonyms of legislation

legislation

noun

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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• regulation
• amendment
• law
• ruling
• rule
• decree
• edict
• commandment
• fiat
• directive
• bylaw
• restriction
• common law
• martial law
• prohibition
• statute
• dictate
• ground rule
• enactment
• ordinance
• command
• bill
• proscription
• act
• constitution
• blue law
• canon
• capitulary
• encyclical

Examples of legislation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The report includes findings, recommendations and draft legislation regarding Arkansas' firearms and concealed carry laws and is the product of a more-than-yearlong study set to conclude once the panel submits the... Already a subscriber? —Josh Snyder, arkansasonline.com, 7 Oct. 2024

Congress passed legislation last week to fund the federal government until Dec. 20, which included $231 million in additional money for the Secret Service, as independent investigations into both incidents are ongoing. —Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Oct. 2024

Ohio’s decision to extend the vote to military personnel stationed outside their home districts during the Civil War had some precedents: Pennsylvania passed legislation allowing military exemptions for in-person voting in 1813, amid the War of 1812; New Jersey followed suit two years later. —Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024

President Joe Biden has signed legislation that requires ByteDance to sell TikTok, due to national security concerns, or shut it down. —Kali Hays, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024