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
Critics, meanwhile, say the legislation would impede on First Amendment rights.
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Linh Tat, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Tong and Dargan worked together, along with others, to pass landmark gun safety legislation after the shootings in December 2012 at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
DeSantis signed legislation barring private schools deemed to be affiliated with or influenced by a foreign terrorist organization into law on April 6.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
Other states like New York are considering similar legislation, and in the absence of federal action to address issues in the ticket market, state legislation may be the next best option.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Linh Tat, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Tong and Dargan worked together, along with others, to pass landmark gun safety legislation after the shootings in December 2012 at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
DeSantis signed legislation barring private schools deemed to be affiliated with or influenced by a foreign terrorist organization into law on April 6.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
Other states like New York are considering similar legislation, and in the absence of federal action to address issues in the ticket market, state legislation may be the next best option.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislation
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Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin opened the scoring with a power-play goal just under four minutes into regulation.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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As paranoia festers and absurd regulations tighten their grip, suspicion replaces love, and truth itself begins to warp.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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Although constitutional experts and other scholars have relied on the amendment’s legal history to show that birthright citizenship has been the law without exception for well more than a century, newspaper archives offer another useful trove of evidence.—
Lawrence Glickman,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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Reduced fares, better signage The amendment includes more than $37 million that will fund regionwide priorities.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The internal documents were released only after the Union-Tribune pressed for the records, citing language in Atkins’ law.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Various states have laws that ban people under the age of 21 from purchasing firearms, and there are five pending Supreme Court petitions that challenge a variety of these laws across the country.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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That worries Thomas Johnson, a Black voter in New Orleans who was at the state Capitol to lobby on unrelated legislation Wednesday when the Supreme Court ruling came down.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The committee does not explain the reasoning behinds its rulings – the season’s fourth and final batch of rulings were made today – but despite her prominence in the revival’s marketing campaign her role as the wife of Nathan Lane’s Willy Loman apparently was deemed a supporting character.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Legislation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislation. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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