legislation // noun [U]

1

a law or a set of laws passed by a parliament:

an important piece of legislation on working hours

The conference will discuss the impact of new legislation on the IT industry.

❖ to draft/draw up legislation

◆ to amend/approve/introduce/pass legislation

◆ to comply with legislation

2

the process of making and passing laws:

Legislation will be difficult and will take time

• long run
• longs
• long-serving
• longshoreman
• long-term
• long-term liabilities
• long ton
• look
• loop
• loophole
• loose
• loose change
• lorry
• lose
• loser
• loss
• loss adjuster
• loss assessor
• loss-leader
• loss-making
• loss of earnings
• lost days
• lost time
• lot
• low