1.
[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]