noun · academic
legislation
/ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən/le·gi·SLA·tion
Band 6-7task2speaking
laws, considered collectively, or the process of making laws
Examples
“New legislation was introduced to protect wetlands.”
“Draft legislation will be discussed in parliament next month.”
“There is insufficient legislation to regulate the new industry.”
Band 8 sentence
“Comprehensive legislation, combined with effective enforcement, is necessary to tackle air pollution at source.”
Collocations
- pass legislation
- introduce legislation
- draft legislation
Word family
legislate verblegislative adjectivelegislator noun
Common mistakes
a legislation→a piece of legislation / legislation
legislations→legislation / pieces of legislation
Say it for a higher band
5law→6new law→7+legislation
Synonyms
law
Easily confused
law
“The new legislation will ban single-use plastics.”
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In -tion / -sion
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