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Legislation

Meaning in public administration, with examples

/ˌledʒɪsˈleɪʃən/nounCore term

In public administration, legislation means: Laws as a group, or a particular law or set of laws, passed by a parliament or another law-making body.

In Turkish: mevzuat, yasal düzenleme, kanun

How it is used

Uncountable: say a piece of legislation, not a legislation. Legislation is introduced, passed, amended and repealed. Public bodies must act within existing legislation, and civil servants often check whether a plan needs new legislation.

Example sentences

  1. The scheme cannot start until the new legislation comes into force.

  2. Our legal team checks every draft against current legislation.

Common collocations

  • piece of legislation
  • pass legislation
  • secondary legislation
  • current legislation
  • comply with legislation
  • regulationAn official rule made by a government body, usually under the authority of a law; also the general activity of controlling an industry or activity through such rules.
  • official gazetteThe government publication in which new laws, regulations, decrees and certain official notices and appointments are formally published, which often makes them legally valid.
  • complianceThe state of following the rules, laws, standards or conditions that apply to an organization or activity, and the work of checking that this happens.
  • administrative lawThe branch of law that governs how public bodies are organized, how they make decisions and how citizens can challenge those decisions in court.

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