as in regulation
a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature
Congress has proposed new legislation banning the commercial distribution of plastic straws.
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Recent Examples of legislation
In response, a group of Senators have introduced bipartisan legislation to reign in presidential power on tariffs.
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Ana Perez, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
Lawmakers in Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Tennessee, Utah, and West Virginia are currently considering such legislation.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
His research focuses on the gender pay gap, specifically how companies monitor and address pay gaps, the downstream effects of gender pay gaps, and the impacts of pay equity and pay transparency legislation.
—Por David Anderson, Harvard Business Review, 8 Apr. 2025
And the legislation is very vulnerable to congressional repeal.
—Andrew Follett, National Review, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislation
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Florida is the only state that splits insurance regulation between two agencies.—
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Supplements have less stringent regulations and are not FDA-approved.—
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House lawmakers Friday approved amendments to House Bill 96, which allows government entities to display only certain flags, such as the official Idaho, U.S. and state flags.—
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That limits debate and only gives opponents until April 2 to submit amendments.—
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed likely to uphold a law allowing Americans injured by acts of terror in the Middle East to take Palestinian leadership groups to U.S. courts for damages.—
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The day Abrego Garcia was deported to El Salvador, Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 — a law that has only ever been used during wartime — as a legally shaky justification to detain and deport non-citizens.—
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In a statement, CBS Media Ventures said the ruling will be immediately appealed.—
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After an appeal by Mayor Isabelle Mézières, another court affirmed the previous ruling last month.—
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“Legislation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislation. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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