0 a law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by a parliament: --
[ + to infinitive ] The government has promised to introduce legislation to limit fuel emissions from cars.
2 rules or laws relating to a particular activity that are made by a government: --
legislation to do sth Environmentalists are fighting for legislation to clean up the city-owned ports.
proposed/new/tougher legislation Under the proposed legislation, businesses will have to provide detailed evidence of how they pay themselves.
push for/introduce/pass legislation Legislation was passed in the House earlier this month to double the National Science Foundation grants.
The Data Protection Act is a piece of legislation aimed at protecting the privacy of the individual.
75% of Americans support legislation that includes improved fuel-economy rules.
I unearthed only two other sets of articles expressing a liberal viewpoint - one published before the legislation was passed and the other subsequently.
This led retailers to argue that, with their own earning power now limited by price controls, they needed the protection of rent control legislation.
In each case, central leaders reasoned that they did not have the votes for stronger legislation and saw no advantage in reopening earlier controversies.
He also provides useful observations on the activities of civic authorities in, for example, enacting relevant legislation.
Recently, legislation requiring presentation of economic evaluations for new pharmaceutical products was enacted.
While he does not identify specific legislation by name, he was almost certainly warning against recently enacted federal laws.
At the same time as landed income went up, parliament enacted legislation to limit patronage sources available to politicians.
In law, it enables judges to implement the intent of legislation rather than its literal meaning.
