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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of legislate.

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Examples

  • But this has spawned a system where each of the levels runs elections, legislates, is responsible for collecting its own revenue, and forming and staffing its own organization (s), defining separate priorities, perpetuating more bureaucracy, etc.

    Politics 2010

  • The current repiggie-dominated Supreme Court legislates from the bench with glee.

    Think Progress » Lieberman satisfied by prospect that Obama nominee could make Supreme Court ‘slightly less liberal.’ 2010

  • But this has spawned a system where each of the levels runs elections, legislates, is responsible for collecting its own revenue, and forming and staffing its own organization (s), defining separate priorities, perpetuating more bureaucracy, etc.

    Transparency 2010

  • But this has spawned a system where each of the levels runs elections, legislates, is responsible for collecting its own revenue, and forming and staffing its own organization (s), defining separate priorities, perpetuating more bureaucracy, etc.

    Integrity 2010

  • But this has spawned a system where each of the levels runs elections, legislates, is responsible for collecting its own revenue, and forming and staffing its own organization (s), defining separate priorities, perpetuating more bureaucracy, etc.

    Accountability 2010

  • But this has spawned a system where each of the levels runs elections, legislates, is responsible for collecting its own revenue, and forming and staffing its own organization (s), defining separate priorities, perpetuating more bureaucracy, etc.

    fed-up? 2009

  • But this has spawned a system where each of the levels runs elections, legislates, is responsible for collecting its own revenue, and forming and staffing its own organization (s), defining separate priorities, perpetuating more bureaucracy, etc.

    7 posts from August 2009 2009

  • This court legislates from the bench far too much and this political negotiation shows it.

    High court rules in voting rights dispute 2009

  • But this has spawned a system where each of the levels runs elections, legislates, is responsible for collecting its own revenue, and forming and staffing its own organization (s), defining separate priorities, perpetuating more bureaucracy, etc.

    fed-up? 2009

  • But this has spawned a system where each of the levels runs elections, legislates, is responsible for collecting its own revenue, and forming and staffing its own organization (s), defining separate priorities, perpetuating more bureaucracy, etc.

    Economics 2010

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