lawmaking

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

lawmaking
    n 1: the act of making or enacting laws [syn: {legislation},
         {legislating}, {lawmaking}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Lawmaking \Law"mak`ing\ (l[add]"m[=a]`k[i^]ng), a.
   Enacting laws; legislative. -- n. The enacting of laws;
   legislation.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

19 Moby Thesaurus words for "lawmaking":
      act, bicameral, concurrent resolution, congressional, constitution,
      deliberative, enaction, enactment, joint resolution, legislation,
      legislative, legislatorial, legislature, parliamentary, passage,
      passing, resolution, senatorial, unicameral

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