noun · academic
legislation
UK/ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃ(ə)n/US/ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən/leg·is·LA·tion
Band 7+task2speaking
laws that have been enacted by a government or the process of making them
Examples
“New legislation aims to curb online fraud.”
“The proposed legislation has sparked debate among civil rights groups.”
“Legislation alone cannot solve deep-rooted social problems.”
Band 8 sentence
“Effective legislation must be accompanied by transparent enforcement and adequate funding.”
Collocations
- pass legislation
- introduce legislation
- draft legislation
Word family
legislate verblegislative adjectivelegislator noun
Common mistakes
make legislation→pass/introduce legislation
the legislation about→legislation on/about
Say it for a higher band
5law→6regulation→7+legislation
Synonyms
law
Easily confused
law
“The legislature debated new legislation to regulate social media platforms.”
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