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
Zita (1)DZEE-tah (Italian)Italian, Portuguese, German, Czech, Slovak
Arif-Arabic, Indonesian, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali
AgÁTa-Czech
NealNEELEnglish
Willett['wilit]
Mcelroy['mæklrɔi]