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legislation

noun as in law of a government

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Despite success in pushing through climate change legislation, Northern Ireland's Green Party has been squeezed completely out of the Assembly.

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So Pistorius was not amused when the conservatives, several days ago, urged that the more coercive option of a possible "draft lottery" be included in legislation now taking shape in parliament.

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During a question-and-answer round at Friday’s event, a student referenced legislation on antisemitism and asked for Porter’s thoughts on whether criticizing Israel counted as antisemitism.

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But the EU country's legislation enables civil groups -- that gather at least 40,000 citizens' signatures -- to call a re-vote on laws passed by parliament.

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This legislation requires prosecutors to prove that suspects have passed on material that could be "directly or indirectly useful to an enemy".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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