legislate — to make or enact laws
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to make or enact laws
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈledʒɪsleɪt/
Korean meaning: 법률을 제정하다, 입법하다
Korean pronunciation: **레**지슬레이트
Example Sentences
- Politicians love to legislate, but they hate doing their own taxes.
- The government decided to legislate stricter environmental protection measures.
- You can't legislate common sense, unfortunately.
legislate
VERB//ˈledʒɪsleɪt//
to make or enact laws
💡 Concept
Lawmakers legislate by voting on new bills in the chamber
🎵 Rhyme
Legislate the rules, delegate the tasks, regulate the process!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈledʒɪsleɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈledʒɪsleɪt/
🌳Etymology
Rootlegis
Suffix--ate
Origin
고대 로마에서 법을 '나르고(ferre) 제안하는(legis)' 행위에서 유래되었습니다. 법률 제안자들이 무거운 법전을 들고 다니며 새로운 법안을 발표했다는 이미지에서 나온 단어입니다.
🎵Rhyme
delegaterelegateregulate
delegate
relegate
regulate
🔗Collocations
legislate against
legislate for
power to legislate
legislate effectively
legislate morality
attempt to legislate
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“Politicians love to legislate, but they hate doing their own taxes.”
“The government decided to legislate stricter environmental protection measures.”
😄 Fun example
“You can't legislate common sense, unfortunately.”
“The parliament will legislate new regulations for digital privacy next month.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
enactestablishpass lawsmake lawscreate legislation
Antonyms
repealabolishnullify
Related
legislaturelegislationlegislativelegislatorlegitimacy
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