| 词组 | legislation |
| 释义 | legislation /ˌledʒəˈsleɪʃən, ˌledʒɪˈsleɪʃən/ noun a law or set of lawsverbs + legislationbring in/introduce legislation The government introduced legislation banning smoking in public places.pass/adopt/approve legislation (=officially approve it so that it becomes law) Legislation was passed to ban the use of child labour.enact legislation formal (=make it into a law) The new government promised to enact legislation protecting human rights.draw up/draft legislation (=write it) She is a member of the committee that is drafting the legislation.propose legislation (=suggest it) The government proposed legislation on data protection.call for legislation (=ask for it) Environmental groups are calling for stricter legislation on car emissions.amend/revise legislation (=make changes to it) We will amend existing legislation to address these problems.block legislation (=stop it from becoming law) Opposition parties will try to block the legislation.legislation + verbslegislation comes into effect/force (=it starts to be the law) The new legislation on income tax comes into effect in March.legislation allows sth The Russian government passed legislation to allow the sale of private property.legislation prohibits/prevents sth Legislation prevents the import and export of certain types of drug.legislation requires sth The new legislation will require newspapers to be printed on recycled paper.adjectives/nouns + legislationnew legislation The government has promised new legislation to deal with the problem.existing/current legislation Current legislation does not cover gay partnerships.proposed legislation (=which some people are suggesting) The proposed legislation would make medical uses of the drug legal.government legislation New government legislation will force manufacturers to label their products more accurately.federal legislation AmE (=for the whole of the United States, not just one state) Federal legislation is usually drafted by congressional committees.national legislation National legislation defines the powers of local authorities.health and safety legislation Health and safety legislation requires all construction workers to wear protective headgear.anti-terrorism legislation The House of Representatives is expected to pass new anti-terrorism legislation today.prepositionsunder legislation (=according to it) Under the new legislation, the police can hold terrorism suspects for several days.phrasesa piece of legislation The most important piece of legislation was the Prevention of Fraud Act. |
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