legislations

noun

plural of legislation
as in regulations
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 legislations Maine has passed a new AI law regulating artificial intelligence as a mental health advisor, similar to other state legislations. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Along with studio lots, the ecosystem, policies, and legislations will need to be built. — Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 18 May 2026 These potential legislations could be among several items decided by tight votes. — Kate Perez, USA Today, 2 Feb. 2026 Through several administrations, the filibuster has been weaponized on both sides, preventing the governing party from passing key legislations—including blocking civil rights legislation. — Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislations
  1. regulations
  2. amendments
  3. rulings
  4. laws
Noun
  • The government also has cracked down on foreigners who overstay visas or seek to circumvent property-ownership regulations, while also shortening visa-free stays.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Newsom touted those regulations as the most far-reaching of their kind in the nation.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of regulations
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  • Meanwhile, teams lose massive chunks of their time in the administrative dead zones between protocol amendments, site activations, electronic data reconciliation and regulatory filings.
    — Anshima Raj, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Find out the best natural soil amendments to use to raise soil pH, plus get simple tips to keep your soil from becoming too acidic again.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of amendments
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  • Many judges have agreed, though several initial rulings allowing athletes to return for a fifth year of eligibility have since been stayed by higher courts, leaving some in limbo.
    — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • If a judge is instead presented with whether the constitution allows — or bans — transgender rights or transgender participation in sports, powerful rulings could emerge either codifying or denying them.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of rulings
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  • As of March, 386 people had been arrested under the Beijing and Hong Kong national security laws, with 176 people and four ​companies convicted, Reuters reported, citing the local Security Bureau.
    — Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Albert Ramdin, secretary general of the Organization of American States, said while the hemispheric body cannot compel countries to keep undocumented migrants when their laws do not permit it, as in the case of the termination of TPS.
    — Gérard Maxineau, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
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