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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the act of making or enacting laws;
[syn: legislation, legislating, lawmaking]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Legislate \Leg"is*late\ (l[e^]j"[i^]s*l[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Legislated (-l[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Legislating (-l[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [See Legislator.] To make or enact a law or laws. [1913 Webster] Solon, in legislating for the Athenians, had an idea of a more perfect constitution than he gave them. --Bp. Watson (1805). [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

legislating \legislating\ n. the act of making or enacting laws; legislation[1]. Syn: legislation, lawmaking. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

legislating n 1: the act of making or enacting laws [syn: legislation, legislating, lawmaking]