1.
[syn: legislation, legislating, lawmaking]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lawmaking \Law"mak`ing\ (l[add]"m[=a]`k[i^]ng), a.
Enacting laws; legislative. -- n. The enacting of laws;
legislation.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lawmaking
n 1: the act of making or enacting laws [syn: legislation,
legislating, lawmaking]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "lawmaking":
act, bicameral, concurrent resolution, congressional, constitution,
deliberative, enaction, enactment, joint resolution, legislation,
legislative, legislatorial, legislature, parliamentary, passage,
passing, resolution, senatorial, unicameral