Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

legislation

/ˌlɛd͡ʒɪˈsleɪʃən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables: le-gis-la-tion
IPA: /ˌlɛd͡ʒɪˈsleɪʃən/

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws.

Uncountable

noun

A law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"pass legislation"
"There is a lack of legislation about human cloning."
"The general rule is that constitutional provisions are self-executing, except when the provisions themselves expressly require legislations to implement them […]"
"Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Sunday banning the sale at grocery checkouts of all plastic bags, regardless of thickness."

Etymology

From Late Latin lēgislātiō (“the giving of the law”). Morphologically legislate + -ion.

Word Breakdown

Root: lēgislātiō
Suffix: legislate

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌlɛd͡ʒɪˈsleɪʃən/

Usage

Uncountable

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

legislations (plural)

Derived Forms

antilegislation counterlegislation delegislation overlegislation postlegislation prelegislation relegislation

Phrases

delegated legislation Magnitsky legislation primary legislation secondary legislation subordinate legislation subsidiary legislation

Synonyms

lawmaking legislating statute law

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce legislation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌlɛd͡ʒɪˈsleɪʃən/.
What does legislation mean?: The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws.
Where does legislation come from?: From Late Latin lēgislātiō (“the giving of the law”). Morphologically legislate + -ion.

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