| 单词 | legislating |
| 释义 | legislating (once / 17255 pages) n Creating or enacting laws is called legislating. Everyone thinks they know how to govern a state or the country. If you are a lawmaker, you are probably tempted a million times a day to say, "Leave the legislating to people who know what they are doing!" Legislating has legislate as its base word. Both words are related to legislation, which has at its roots the Latin word lex, meaning "law." If you are constantly talking to your constituents, people may begin to wonder when you have time to do the legislating that needs to be done. However, if you don't talk to your constituents, the people are sure to say you are out of touch! WORD FAMILYlegislate: legislated, legislates, legislating, legislation, legislative, legislator, legislature+/legislation: legislations/legislative: legislatively/legislator: legislators, legislatorship/legislature: legislatures USAGE EXAMPLESPerhaps they remember how the city drove itself into bankruptcy two decades ago with similarly irresponsible, feel-good legislating. Washington Post(Dec 09, 2016) Branding protesters as terrorists is not legislating to help the people and businesses of Washington. Seattle Times(Nov 21, 2016) Mr. Juppé says France should stop legislating on the issue of religious clothing. Wall Street Journal(Nov 16, 2016) n the act of making or enacting laws Syn|Hypo|Hyper lawmaking, legislation criminalisation, criminalization legislation that makes something illegal decriminalisation, decriminalizationlegislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal enactment, passagethe passing of a law by a legislative body administration, governance, governing, government, government activity the act of governing; exercising authority |
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