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Synonyms for lawmaking

Grammar : Noun
Spell : law-mey-ker
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɔˌmeɪ kər

Top 10 synonyms for lawmaking
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Définition of lawmaking

Origin :
  • also law-maker, late 15c., from law + maker.
  • As in legislation : noun law of a government
  • As in constitution : noun establishment
Example sentences :
  • This court was a lawmaking body and it made public the laws when they were passed.
  • Extract from : « The Fathers of New England » by Charles M. Andrews
  • The elective Assembly was compelled to share even the lawmaking power with an upper house, the Legislative Council.
  • Extract from : « The Canadian Dominion » by Oscar D. Skelton
  • This provided that the lawmaking power should be vested in a legislative assembly consisting of two houses.
  • Extract from : « An Introduction to the History of Western Europe » by James Harvey Robinson
  • Next, woman would have political freedom: the right to record her choice in matters of lawmaking.
  • Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 2 of 14 » by Elbert Hubbard
  • As the lawmaking power is present everywhere, nothing can escape its multieyed scrutiny.
  • Extract from : « The Behavior of Crowds » by Everett Dean Martin
  • He followed his father to Williamsburg, where he found attractions more absorbing than lawmaking.
  • Extract from : « Seaport in Virginia » by Gay Montague Moore
  • The common people now had a voice in lawmaking, though legislation could be passed without their consent.
  • Extract from : « Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. » by S. A. Reilly
  • The legislative function is lawmaking, and the executive is regulation-making that refines and effectuates the laws of Parliament.
  • Extract from : « Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. » by S. A. Reilly
  • Let the man who gives false evidence be punished as the lawmaking power may prescribe.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) » by Robert G. Ingersoll
  • The purpose of having two lawmaking bodies is to provide a safeguard against hasty and unwise legislation.
  • Extract from : « Great Cities of the United States » by Gertrude Van Duyn Southworth
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