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Legislate Make Word Ledʒɪsleɪt United States Congress Power

Front legislate
Pron ['ledʒɪsleɪt]
Back 【LEGISLATE】
In the United States the Congress has the power to legislate.
在美国,国会拥有立法权。
【重点词汇】
legislate v. 立法
Vocab
legislatemake laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation

To legislate is to make laws. If you thought there should be a law that all money should be pink instead of green, you might write to your congresswoman with a suggestion to legislate your idea.

Formal government bodies legislate. So, while you might create a rule at home to ban phone calls at dinner, the House of Representatives would legislate communication regulations during meals. Legislate may seem like a tricky word, but you can easily remember the meaning if you notice that the word begins with the same leg as the word legal does; both words relate to the law.

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