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legislation

[lej-is-ley-shuhn] / ˌlɛdʒ ɪsˈleɪ ʃən /


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“The continued efforts to push legislation specific to Midway is misguided and unneeded,” said Law, whose group provides input to the city on planning issues.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

In the immediate aftermath of the repeal of the proposed legislation, this academic postmortem, published in the monthly peer-reviewed journal Health Affairs, speculated that the MCCA’s failure was, indeed, partly due to financial reasons.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

This has been a sticking point in discussions over new children’s online safety legislation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

After lawmakers voted through the bill last month, Lecornu referred parts of the legislation to the council - a nine-member authority that checks whether a law complies with the constitution - for review.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Support for the legislation was so widespread that several Southern lawmakers cast their first vote ever for a civil rights bill.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman

That includes swearing in new members of Congress, and adopting new rules and legislations.

From BBC Jan. 4, 2023

Kishida returned to Tokyo on Saturday after a nine-day trip and apparently faced pressure from his governing party executives to make a quick decision on Terada before discussions on key legislations resume Monday.

From Seattle Times Nov. 20, 2022

“So, it’s a fight to control the data, and they’ve been very active in fighting those legislations everywhere they can.”

From Reuters Apr. 13, 2022

I think it discredits those who pass these legislations, those who adopt them and those who implement them more than anything else.

From US News Dec. 21, 2015

That parents have now no right of life and death upon their children as they have had under certain legislations.

From Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State by Paul Janet




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