legislate



legislate against something

to prohibit something; to pass a law against something. You can't just legislate against something. You have to explain to people why they shouldn't do it. The Congress has just legislated against insolvent banks.
See also: legislate

legislate for something

to pass a law that tries to make something happen. The candidate pledged to legislate for tax relief. We support your efforts to legislate for lower taxes.
See also: legislate

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kichiroukee-chee-ṙo:Japanese
Dan (1)DAN (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Noreennawr-EENIrish, English
Yaroslavyah-rah-SLAHF (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Medieval Slavic
Nwanneka-Western African, Igbo
Berislav-Croatian, Medieval Slavic