Synonyms & related words for legislation

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of legislation — including lawmaking, enactment, legislature, statute, bill, ordinance. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to legislation

Explore words related to legislation — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include legislating, legislative, legislatively, legislated, laws, amendments, unamended, statutable. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for legislation

Common synonyms for legislation include lawmaking, enactment, legislature, statute, bill, ordinance, constitution, bylaw — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does legislation come from?

The word legislation breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: leg-, from Latin lex (“law”); and -lat, from Latin fero (“carry, bear”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.