legislating

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legislating - 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]

  legislating \legislating\ n.
     the act of making or enacting laws; legislation[1].
  
     Syn: legislation, lawmaking.
          [WordNet 1.5]

legislating - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  legislating
      n 1: the act of making or enacting laws [syn: legislation,
           legislating, lawmaking]