legislate for

legislate for (something)

To allow something to happen or take effect through legislation. The president has been a staunch supporter of healthcare reforms since taking office. Congress has successfully legislated for raising the age at which one is allowed to purchase alcohol.
See also: legislate
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • legislate for (something)
  • put some teeth into
  • put teeth in(to) (something)
  • give teeth to
  • give teeth to (something)
  • indication
  • with advance notice
  • lightning never strikes twice in the same place
  • advance notice
  • on advance notice
References in periodicals archive
'I will join others to legislate for the restructuring of Nigeria to ensure equity,' Mimiko said.
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What else might we legislate for? Here, we come back to the inherent difficulties in legislating for 'good design' and therefore to reliance on the process dimensions of the subject.
Legislating for good design--the next step or a step too far?
Mr Murphy also said if Mr Brokenshire decides to legislate for a budget at Westminster, "this phase of the talks process is over".
He warned them they had until Monday to produce a written agreement or he would be forced to legislate for a budget.
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"And in that sense, I think it can be only a fair reading that it does legislate for...
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The Government must legislate for X and legislate now.
WOMEN'S lives are more important [...]
ENDA Kenny yesterday went headto-head with his predecessor John Bruton over Government plans to legislate for abortion.
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Asked if the Government should legislate for the 1992 X Case to allow abortion where a mother's life is in danger, 71% said yes.
70% back legal plans on abortion; HEALTH
THE Transport Minister has said he is worried that if we legislate for the X case here it may open the floodgates to abortion on demand.
Abortion on demand concern; LEGISLATION
The Education Minister hit out as Waterford TD Ciara Conway debated whether to back the Opposition party's push to legislate for the situation which would allow abortion for suicidal women or those whose lives are at risk.
TDs told to toe the party line on Case X
The Committee's Recruitment and Training officer Pierce Freaney insisted that referees can't legislate for what he described as "gougerism" on the field of play.
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