legislate
verb
leg·is·late
ˈle-jə-ˌslāt 
legislated; legislating
: to perform the function of legislation
specifically
: to make or enact laws
: to mandate, establish, or regulate by or as if by legislation
Examples of legislate in a Sentence
They are attempting to legislate morality.
the need to better legislate foreign trade
trying to legislate changes in the current law
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Congress was about to legislate that networks would be required to carry at least three hours of educational television for children each week.
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Carl Kurlander, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Further unionization could help, while LeRoy suggests that the music business could follow the lead of the fast-food industry in California and attempt to legislate employment standards across the music sector.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Donald Trump isn’t the first person to try to legislate away reality.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
The testing industry argues that Congress should legislate any regulation changes for lab tests.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
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Carl Kurlander, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Further unionization could help, while LeRoy suggests that the music business could follow the lead of the fast-food industry in California and attempt to legislate employment standards across the music sector.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Donald Trump isn’t the first person to try to legislate away reality.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
The testing industry argues that Congress should legislate any regulation changes for lab tests.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for legislate
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“Legislate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legislate. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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legislate
verb
leg·is·late
ˈlej-ə-ˌslāt
legislated; legislating
1
: to make laws
the constitutional power to legislate
2
: to cause, establish, or regulate by legislation
legislating foreign trade
Legal Definition
legislate
verb
leg·is·late
ˈle-jəs-ˌlāt
legislated; legislating
: to perform the function of legislation
specifically
: to make or enact laws
: to cause, create, provide, or bring about by legislation
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