"legislate" meaning in All languages combined

See legislate on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈlɛdʒɪsˌleɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-legislate.wav [UK] Forms: legislate [canonical], legislates [third-person, singular], legislated [past], legislated [past, participle], legislating [present, participle]
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  1. If you legislate, you create or change a law.
    Sense id: simple-legislate-en-verb-ZyqPeU0n
     
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