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Noun
S:
(n)
legislation
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statute law
(law enacted by a legislative body)
S:
(n)
legislation
,
legislating
,
lawmaking
(the act of making or enacting laws)
direct hyponym
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full hyponym
domain category
S:
(n)
legislation
,
statute law
(law enacted by a legislative body)
S:
(n)
law
,
jurisprudence
(the collection of rules imposed by authority)
"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
domain term category
S:
(v)
reconsider
(consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it)
S:
(v)
filibuster
(obstruct deliberately by delaying)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
government
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governing
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governance
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government activity
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administration
(the act of governing; exercising authority)
"regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
derivationally related form