primary legislation
noun
1Originally British legislation introduced by the government, e.g. by Act of Parliament, which therefore forms the framework or prompt for subsequent legislation.
2 US legislation relating to primary elections.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Times.
- companionably
- companionage
- companion animal
- companionate
- companion cavalry
- companion cell
- companion crop
- companion cropping
- companioness
- companionhood
- companion-in-arms
- companionize
- companion ladder
- companionless
- companionly
- Companion of Honour
- Companion of Literature
- companion plant
- companion-plant
- companion planting
- companion set
- companionship
- companion stairs
- companionway
- company