Colegislate

Quick meaning: Colegislate is a verb meaning (uncommon) To necessarily bring about a statute together with another legislative body or legislature, to be a colegislator.

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

Even in Congress the States seem to bear a major vote. No act has gone beyond federal limits—many important ones have stopped far short. The States, on the other hand, keep up an almost incessant siege. There is scarcely an article which some of them have not co­legislated upon.

Word Forms

• colegislates
• colegislating
• colegislated
• co-legislate

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include co-legislate, lawmake, legislate, legiferate, relegislate, statutorize.

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