What does "legislation" mean?

1. (a law or set of laws) a law or a group of laws that have been officially passed by a government. 2. (the process of making laws) the official process of preparing and passing new laws.

How do you use "legislation"?

Uncountable when referring to laws collectively; individual items are usually called 'acts' or 'bills'. Always uncountable in this sense.

legislation

US //ˌɫɛdʒəˈsɫeɪʃən// UK //lˌɛdʒɪslˈeɪʃən// leg·is·la·tion

1 a law or set of laws (n.)
B2 Upper Intermediate Formal Academic Law

a law or a group of laws that have been officially passed by a government.

a law or collective body of laws enacted by a legislature or other governing body.

Example

The government introduced new legislation to protect the environment from pollution.

Example

The proposed legislation underwent several amendments in the senate before it was finally ratified by the executive branch.

Usage

Uncountable when referring to laws collectively; individual items are usually called 'acts' or 'bills'.
2 the process of making laws (n.)
C1 Advanced Formal Academic Law

the official process of preparing and passing new laws.

the act or process of legislating; the preparation and enactment of laws.

Example

The legislation of these new rules took several months of debate.

Example

Effective legislation requires a delicate balance between public interest groups and the practical constraints of the legal system.

Usage

Always uncountable in this sense.
- lawmaking
- enactment

Origin

From Late Latin lēgislātiō (“the giving of the law”). Morphologically legislate + -ion.