Legislate (Verb)
Meaning
Make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people spend their free time".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- We cannot legislate how people spend their free time in their own homes, it is not the government's business.
- The environmental group is urging the government to legislate stricter carbon emissions controls to protect the planet.
- It is the responsibility of the elected officials to legislate laws that benefit and protect society as a whole.
- The new government promised to legislate changes to the education system to improve the quality of learning in the country.
- Elected officials often find it challenging to legislate reforms that can balance competing interests of different pressure groups.