lawmaking
Americannoun
adjective
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relating to the process of writing and enacting laws.
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having the power to write and enact laws.
Example Sentences
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Without the armies of aides, interns, and volunteers who answer phones in Capitol Hill offices, draft bills, and staff campaigns, lawmaking and reelection bids across the country would grind to a halt.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
It is whether prudence would still be required in lawmaking, whether legislation passed in one Congress would remain law in the next.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
“The Constitution lodges the Nation’s lawmaking powers in Congress alone,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
Congress was assigned the pivotal tasks of lawmaking and budgeting because controlling government finances was seen as essential to limiting executive power and preventing abuses that the framers associated with monarchy.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2025
He was strangely suited to the tussle of lawmaking, calm inside the maelstrom, accustomed to being an outsider, taking defeats in his easy Hawaiian stride.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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