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- [law-mey-ker]
- /ˈlɔˌmeɪ kər/
- /ˈlɔːmeɪkɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [law-mey-ker]
- /ˈlɔˌmeɪ kər/
Definitions of lawmaking word
- noun lawmaking a person who makes or enacts law; legislator. 1
- noun lawmaking The act of passing or enacting of laws, legislating. 1
- noun lawmaking legislation 1
- noun lawmaking the process of legislating or making laws 0
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Origin of lawmaking
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, lawmaker is from the Middle English word lawe maker. See law1, maker
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Parts of speech for Lawmaking
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lawmaking popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
lawmaking usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lawmaking
noun lawmaking
- charter — A charter is a formal document describing the rights, aims, or principles of an organization or group of people.
- code — A code is a set of rules about how people should behave or about how something must be done.
- legislation — the act of making or enacting laws.
- custom — A custom is an activity, a way of behaving, or an event which is usual or traditional in a particular society or in particular circumstances.
- organization — the act or process of organizing.
adjective lawmaking
- legislative — having the function of making laws: a legislative body.
- governmental — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- judicial — pertaining to judgment in courts of justice or to the administration of justice: judicial proceedings; the judicial system.
- jurisdictive — Jurisdictional.
- statutory — of, relating to, or of the nature of a statute.
Top questions with lawmaking
- the irish revolt caused division of what british lawmaking body?
- what is the lawmaking process?
- what is the first step in the lawmaking process?
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