noun · academic
legislation
UK/ˌlɛdʒɪˈsleɪʃ(ə)n/US/ˌlɛdʒəˈsleɪʃən/leg·is·LA·tion
laws or a set of laws passed by a government or legislature
Examples
“The new legislation aims to reduce carbon emissions over the next decade.”
“Researchers criticized the proposed legislation for lacking clarity.”
“Legislation on data protection has been updated recently.”
Band 8 sentence
“Effective legislation, combined with strict enforcement, is necessary to curb industrial pollution.”
Collocations
- proposed legislation
- enact/pass legislation
- pieces of legislation
Word family
Common mistakes
legislations→legislation / pieces of legislation
law→legislation
Say it for a higher band
5law→6policy / rule→7+legislation
Synonyms
law
regulation
Easily confused
policy
“The government's policy on education focuses on equal access for all children.”
law
“The new law will come into effect next January.”
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