legislates

verb

present tense third-person singular of legislate
as in enacts
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action wants the Congress to legislate new laws banning the use of these types of weapons

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Recent Examples of legislates An authoritarian government does that arithmetic out loud and legislates against the projection. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Through the years, Dargan was involved in high-profile issues in the legislature because the public safety committee legislates guns and gambling. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026 Congress still legislates, albeit at a glacial pace. — Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026 Cannon-Brookes is urging Australia to show more ambition on climate action, even as the new government legislates plans to strengthen the country’s carbon emissions cuts. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
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  • The legislation enacts new work requirements and greater vetting for Medicaid, the low-income program that thousands of Alaskans depend on for healthcare.
    — Matthew Choi The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The rest of the network enacts the decision, as other genes are activated or suppressed farther downstream, but isn’t active in it.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
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“Legislates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislates. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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