[V] ~ (for / against / on sth) (formal) to make a law affecting sth:
The government has been urged to legislate against discrimination in the workplace. * (figurative) You can't legislate against bad luck! * They promised to legislate to protect people's right to privacy.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, legislate is tagged as verb.
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