Legislates - English meaning

Legislates – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Make or enact laws.
Usage examples:
They legislated against discrimination in the workplace
Synonims:
Make laws Pass laws Enact laws Formulate laws Establish laws Codify laws Ratify laws Constitutionalize Put laws in force Decree Order Ordain Prescribe Authorize Make provision Rule Lay down l
verb
Provide or prepare for (an occurrence).
Usage examples:
You cannot legislate for bad luck like that

verb
To make laws
Usage examples:
[ t ] the clean air act legislated a reduction of pollution from power plants.

verb
To make rules or laws relating to a particular activity
Usage examples:
We cannot legislate a charge on businesses outside the state., legislate for/on sth the purpose of …

Legislates translation into English

Legislates: translate from English into Chinese

立法

Legislates: translate from English into Dutch

Wetgevend, Wetten maken, Maatregelen treffen

Legislates: translate from English into French

Légifère, Légiférer, Faire des lois

Legislates: translate from English into German

Gesetze, Gesetze erlassen, Gesetze geben, Gesetze schaffen, Regeln aufstellen, Berücksichtigen

Legislates: translate from English into Hindi

विधान, कानून बनाना, विधान बनाना

Legislates: translate from English into Italian

Legifera, Legiferare, Promulgare leggi, Fare leggi

Legislates: translate from English into Korean

입법, 법률을 제정하다, 법률로 ...시키다

Legislates: translate from English into Russian

Издает законы, Издавать законы, Законодательствовать

Legislates: translate from English into Spanish

Legisla, Legislar, Hacer una legislación

Word origin

early 18th century: back-formation from legislation.

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Legislates – similar words

legislation

noun
Laws, considered collectively.
Usage examples:
Housing legislation

noun
A law or set of laws that is being created
Usage examples:
New legislation offers a tax break for young families.

noun
Rules or laws relating to a particular activity that are made by a government
Usage examples:
75% of americans support legislation that includes improved fuel-economy rules., the data protectio…

Legislation - all meanings in English

legislating

verb
Make or enact laws.
Usage examples:
They legislated against discrimination in the workplace

verb
Present participle of legislate
Usage examples:
They promised to legislate against cigarette advertising., it's hard to legislate for (= make a law…

Legislating - all meanings in English

legislated

verb
Make or enact laws.
Usage examples:
They legislated against discrimination in the workplace

Legislated - all meanings in English

legislate

ˈledʒ.ɪ.sleɪt

verb
Make or enact laws.
Usage examples:
They legislated against discrimination in the workplace

verb
To make laws
Usage examples:
[ t ] the clean air act legislated a reduction of pollution from power plants.

verb
To make rules or laws relating to a particular activity
Usage examples:
We cannot legislate a charge on businesses outside the state., legislate for/on sth the purpose of …

Legislate - all meanings in English

Legislates synonims

authorize

verb
Give official permission for or approval to (an undertaking or agent).
Usage examples:
The troops were authorized to use force

Authorize - all meanings in English

constitutionalize

verb
Make subject to the provisions of a country's constitution.
Usage examples:
Divorce is not constitutionalized

Constitutionalize - all meanings in English

decree

noun
An official order that has the force of law.
Usage examples:
The decree guaranteed freedom of assembly

verb
Order (something) by decree.
Usage examples:
The president decreed that the military was to be streamlined

noun
An order or statement of an official decision
Usage examples:
He refused to carry out the board’s decree., [ + that clause ] the olympic charter decrees that the…

Decree - all meanings in English

ordain

verb
Make (someone) a priest or minister; confer holy orders on.
Usage examples:
He was ordained a minister before entering parliament

verb
To make someone officially a priest, minister, or rabbi in a religious ceremony

Ordain - all meanings in English

order

ˈɔː.dər

noun
The arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method.
Usage examples:
I filed the cards in alphabetical order

verb
Give an authoritative instruction to do something.
Usage examples:
She ordered me to leave

verb
Logical arrangement of different elements

Order - all meanings in English

prescribe

verb
(of a medical practitioner) advise and authorize the use of (a medicine or treatment) for someone, especially in writing.
Usage examples:
Her doctor prescribed sleeping tablets

verb
Issue commands or orders for

verb
To order treatment for someone, or to say what someone should do or use to treat an illness or injury
Usage examples:
Many doctors prescribe aspirin to forestall second heart attacks., my doctor prescribed rest and ga…

Prescribe - all meanings in English

rule

ruːl

noun
One of a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing conduct or procedure within a particular area of activity.
Usage examples:
The rules of cricket

verb
Short for australian rules.

noun
An accepted principle or instruction that states the way things are or should be done, and tells you what you are allowed or are not allowed to do
Usage examples:
The company's chief executive failed to enforce federal workplace rules., if you broke the rule, yo…

Rule - all meanings in English

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