legislate

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

le·gis·late AW [legislate legislates legislated legislating] BrE [ˈledʒɪsleɪt] NAmE [ˈledʒɪsleɪt] verb intransitive ~ (for/against/on sth) (formal)
to make a law affecting sth
•The government will legislate against discrimination in the workplace.
• (figurative)You can't legislate against bad luck!
•They promised to legislate to protect people's right to privacy.
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Word Origin:
early 18th cent.: back-formation from ↑legislation.

Example Bank:
•The European Parliament will legislate on further integration.
•The King restricted Parliament's power to legislate.
•The government has been urged to legislate against discrimination in the workplace.
•They promised to legislate to protect the right to privacy.