"legislating" in the noun sense
1. legislation, legislating, lawmaking
the act of making or enacting laws
"legislating" in the verb sense
1. legislate, pass
make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
"They passed the amendment"
"We cannot legislate how people spend their free time"
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