Thesaurus results for LEGISLATIONS

legislations

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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

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The legislation would establish a federal framework for NIL payments, cap the amount universities can give directly to athletes, create rules for transfers, and establish other regulations governing college sports.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026
Centers instead would abide by their state's early learning regulations, which are often more lenient.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of regulations

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The community nurse hadn’t even bothered to rewrite it, and the polite doctor simply stamped under her amendments.

— Alicja Turczyk, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026
In a 77 to 22 vote, the Senate passed the bill, known as the Protect College Sports Act, with some amendments.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of amendments

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The conflicting rulings caused confusion and frustration for voters.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
While the health plan designed the system to be fair, patients and their lawyers have alleged that Kaiser’s greater knowledge of arbitrators’ past rulings and its ability to veto arbitrators gives it an advantage to pick favorable judges.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of rulings

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Pan, a pediatrician, made national headlines while in the Legislature for leading California’s efforts to enact strict school vaccine laws.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
The president and his allies have insisted that existing liability laws offer enough protections.

— Jeff Masonand Michael Shepard Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

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