What part of speech is legislation?

Legislation can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

Inflections

Noun

What does legislation mean?

Definitions

Noun

legislation - the act of making or enacting laws
legislation - law enacted by a legislative body

Examples of legislation

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1. noun Fortune 500 companies were the hardest hit by recent legislation.
2. noun This group passes out information on such things as travel and health care, and encourages its members to vote on issues that affect this age group such as legislation regulating the insurance industry, medical care and housing.
3. noun Existing legislation does not take diversity of races into account.
4. noun A poll shows that an overwhelming majority is in favor of the legislation.
5. noun The government has the power of legislation.
6. noun It is true that behavior cannot be legislated, and legislation cannot make you love me, but legislation can restrain you from lynching me, and I think that is kind of important.
7. noun Our surveys indicate that the public would support the proposed legislation.
8. noun Rightists often dislike regulatory legislation.
9. noun The state court effected unconstitutional legislation without the federal government noticing.
10. noun The world is not going to be saved by legislation.
11. noun This kind of restrictive legislation is bound to hobble the economy.
12. noun The Unit for Law and the Environment advances environmental protection through legislation and policy avenues.
13. noun This legislation constitutes a full-fledged attack on consumer rights.
14. noun The proposed legislation runs roughshod over at least three amendments to the constitution.
15. noun A number of same-sex marriages conducted last weekend have been declared null and void after the High Court of Australia ruled that the legislation allowing the marriages was unconstitutional.
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noun
Fortune 500 companies were the hardest hit by recent legislation.
This group passes out information on such things as travel and health care, and encourages its members to vote on issues that affect this age group such as legislation regulating the insurance industry, medical care and housing.
Existing legislation does not take diversity of races into account.
A poll shows that an overwhelming majority is in favor of the legislation.
The government has the power of legislation.
It is true that behavior cannot be legislated, and legislation cannot make you love me, but legislation can restrain you from lynching me, and I think that is kind of important.
Our surveys indicate that the public would support the proposed legislation.
Rightists often dislike regulatory legislation.
The state court effected unconstitutional legislation without the federal government noticing.
The world is not going to be saved by legislation.
This kind of restrictive legislation is bound to hobble the economy.
The Unit for Law and the Environment advances environmental protection through legislation and policy avenues.
This legislation constitutes a full-fledged attack on consumer rights.
The proposed legislation runs roughshod over at least three amendments to the constitution.
A number of same-sex marriages conducted last weekend have been declared null and void after the High Court of Australia ruled that the legislation allowing the marriages was unconstitutional.

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