legislate

To make or enact laws; to bring about a particular result by making laws.

• legislation/ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən/(n)法律；立法
• legislative/ˈlɛdʒɪslətɪv/(adj)立法的
• legislator/ˈlɛdʒɪsleɪtər/(n)立法者
• legislature/ˈlɛdʒɪslətʃər/(n)立法机关

• legislate against
• legislate for
• power to legislate
• legislate on
• new legislation

1. 1.The government plans to legislate against the use of single-use plastics by 2027. (make laws)
2. 2.You can't legislate morality — laws alone won't change deeply held beliefs. (bring about through law)

• enact/ɪˈnækt/— to pass a law — more specific
• regulate/ˈrɛɡjuleɪt/— to control by rules — broader
• decree/dɪˈkriː/— to order by authority — without legislative process

from Latin "legis lator" (proposer of a law) — "lex" (law) + "lator" (proposer) — "ferre" (to carry, to bring)