lawmaking
lawmaking — 名詞
1. the work of creating new rules for a society, from writing a bill to passing it
立法
制定法律的過程
the work of creating new rules for a society, from writing a bill to passing it through an official body such as a parliament or congress
The senator has spent over twenty years in lawmaking, helping to pass bills on education and healthcare.
這位參議員投身立法工作超過二十年，協助通過了多項教育與醫療保健法案。
collocation: in lawmaking (involvement in the process)
Minh wrote to his local representative to learn how ordinary citizens can take part in lawmaking.
Minh 寫信給當地的民意代表，想了解一般市民如何參與立法工作。
collocation: take part in lawmaking
New technology creates challenges for lawmaking because laws often take years to catch up with rapid change.
新科技為立法帶來挑戰，因為法律往往需要多年才能跟上快速的變化。
The lawmaking process can be slow, but it gives many different voices a chance to be heard.
立法過程可能很緩慢，但這讓不同的聲音都有機會被聽見。
collocation: lawmaking process
- lawmaking process
- lawmaking body
- lawmaking power
- participate in lawmaking
- involvement in lawmaking
- lawmaking authority
- legislation
the most common general term for the process or the resulting laws; less focused on the human work of drafting and debating
- lawmaking process
emphasises the step-by-step procedure rather than the general activity
- enactment
more formal; focuses on the final official step of signing a bill into law
- repeal
the act of cancelling or removing a law
用法筆記
This sense is uncountable and refers to the activity in general rather than a single instance. Frequently paired with nouns such as 'process', 'body', or 'power'.
常見錯誤
2. a person or group with the authority to create, change, or officially approve th
立法者
有權制定法律的個人或機構
a person or group with the authority to create, change, or officially approve the rules that govern a country or region
The National Assembly is the chief lawmaking body in the country and debates every new proposal.
國民議會是國家的主要立法機構，每項新提案都須經過辯論。
attributive use: lawmaking body (a body with legislative authority)
As an elected member of the lawmaking council, Lucia represents the interests of her district in the state capital.
身為立法委員會的民選成員，Lucia 在州首府代表她選區的權益。
attributive use: lawmaking council (a council with legislative authority)
Every member of the lawmaking assembly must study proposed rules before voting on them.
立法議會的每一位成員都必須先研讀提案，才能進行投票。
attributive use: lawmaking assembly (a body with legislative power)
- lawmaking body
- lawmaking council
- lawmaking assembly
- lawmaker
the standard and more natural word for a person who makes laws; far more common than this sense of 'lawmaking'
- legislator
formal term for an elected member of a lawmaking body
- legislative body
a group such as a parliament or congress that creates laws
用法筆記
This sense is considerably less common than the process sense (sense 1). The more frequent word for a person who makes laws is 'lawmaker' or 'legislator'. The plural 'lawmakings' is very rare and generally avoided.
常見錯誤
同根字
- law名詞A2
- lawmaker名詞C1
- lawful形容詞B2
- lawless形容詞C1
- lawfully副詞C1
- legislate動詞C1
- legislation名詞B2
- legislative形容詞C1
- legislator名詞C1
- legislature名詞C1