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constitute, enact, lay down, make, ordain, pass
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Even in the North, where the practice of slavery had been legislated to a gradual end or abolished, more than 30,000 enslaved people still toiled. — Nina Strochlic, National Geographic, "How slavery flourished in the United States," 23 Aug. 2019 New York City has even tried to legislate against the practice, though any law would be hard to enforce. — Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED, "WIRED Takes a Good Hard Look at Dick Pics," 14 Aug. 2019 Mr Johnson鈥檚 government also plans to stop MPs legislating to demand another extension of the Brexit deadline. — The Economist, "Brexit could cause a crisis that drags in even the queen," 17 Aug. 2019 The illiberalism here lies with the law鈥檚 critics, who would deny the Jewish state the freedom to legislate like a normal country. — Eugene Kontorovich, WSJ, "Get Over It鈥擨srael Is the Jewish State," 19 July 2018 Those problems, we鈥檙e told, are spiritual and can鈥檛 be legislated away. — Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com, "GOP blames toxic popular culture, but not Trump, for violence," 7 Aug. 2019 This was never formally legislated, and city staff wished to do so in the interest of transparency after the matter was brought to attention, according to the meeting packet. — Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Westminster mayor, council divided on benefits eligibility," 24 July 2019 But the board, legislated by Congress in 2016, is seen as an arm of colonial control that further robs the territory of autonomy. — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, "The massive push for Puerto Rico Gov. Rossello to resign grew from several key factors," 23 July 2019 Not only are states legislating personalized learning, but philanthropists are funding it and, in some cases, families are pushing back against it. — Penny Bishop, The Conversation, "What is personalized learning and why is it so controversial? 5 questions answered," 5 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'legislate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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