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单词 legislation
释义 leg·is·la·tion
\ˌlejə̇ˈslāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin legis lation-, legis latio legal bill, action of proposing a law, from legis (gen. of lex law) + lation-, latio action of proposing — more at legal, lation
1. : the action of legislating : the making or giving of laws (as by an individual or an organized body); specifically : the exercise of the power and function of making rules (as laws, ordinances, edicts) having the force of authority by virtue of their promulgation by an official organ of a state or other organization
 < the major function of Congress is legislation — W.S.Sayre >
 < the regulation of these various … interests forms the principal task of modern legislation — James Madison >
— compare first reading, report stage, second reading, third reading
2. : the enactments of a legislator or a legislative body
 < one of the most progressive passages in German legislationSocial Service Review >
 < the legislation passed … by the California State Board of Education — N.P.Sacks >
 < rent-control legislation was … extended for another year — Collier's Year Book >
3. : a matter of business (as a bill or nomination) for or under consideration by a legislative body
 < he has the power to introduce legislation >
 < this proposed legislation >
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