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colegislate

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To necessarily bring about a statute together with another legislative body or legislature, to be a colegislator.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncommon

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History

Etymology

From co- + legislate. Owing to its relative frequency, and legislate too having been back-formed, probably often back-formation from colegislator.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 共同立法 (gòngtóng lìfǎ) — bringing forward a statute together
  • Finnish: toimia toisena lainsäätäjänä — bringing forward a statute together
  • Finnish: toimia yhteislainsäätäjänä — bringing forward a statute together
  • German: mitgesetzgebend — bringing forward a statute together
  • Russian: созаконода́тельный (sozakonodátelʹnyj) — bringing forward a statute together
  • Swedish: medlagstifta — bringing forward a statute together