LEGISLATING Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

legislating

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present participle of legislate

as in enacting

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 legislating Critics claim that members are either uninterested in doing their job or more focused on showboating and gaining social media impressions than legislating. — Scott Warren, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 Like prediction markets, their power lay as much in predication as prediction, in legislating what can be asked, priced, and made real—or made valuable as art assets. — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 The White House, much like Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), views the recess as a balancing act between legislating and giving members more time to make their case to constituents. — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026 In the run-up to November’s midterm elections, potshots at opponents have been coming fast and hard in advertisements and social media, while legislating on Capitol Hill has slowed to a crawl. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026 Other countries’ governments are also legislating copyright law in favor of AI. — Greta Reich, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 Europe is living this in real time, not just legislating around it. — Nick Herbert, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 After Covid subsided, Congress tried to fill this NSC gap by legislating a new White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response but provided no funding to staff it. — David Blumenthal, STAT, 20 July 2026 Californians are accustomed to legislating by the ballot and often face a list of propositions. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

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Universities started enacting trainings about consent and bystander intervention.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
Now, communities are left scrambling to cut budgets and find new sources of revenues, such as enacting a local income tax.

— Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

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