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legislate
verb as in make laws
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And it might not only be in Britain that politicians rush to legislate.
No politician has the right to legislate for the awful things that can happen during pregnancy.
Are we in danger, in the rush to legislate, of ruining the moment?
These are excuses offered up by a party that is too divided to govern and legislate.
Now that all efforts to legislate gun control are stalled, it may be time for mental-health legislation to stand on its own.
The empire rules the army and can legislate over and control a prodigious amount of national subjects.
For suspending our own legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
Hence He could legislate for man's thoughts, as well as his deeds.
But the Radicals were in power to legislate and crush agriculture, and "I've got a miser for my brother-in-law," said the farmer.
Are they not every day incurring new and useless expenses in consequence of allowing them to legislate and plan for themselves?
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On this page you'll find 20 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to legislate, such as: enact, constitute, pass, enact laws, and enforce laws.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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