to bring in legislation
1bring — W1S1 [brıŋ] v past tense and past participle brought [bro:t US bro:t] [T] [: Old English; Origin: bringan] 1.) a) to take something or someone with you to the place where you are now, or to the place you are talking about →↑take ▪ Did you bring… …
2legislation — le|gis|la|tion W2 [ˌledʒıˈsleıʃən] n [U] a law or set of laws ▪ This is a very important piece of legislation (=law) . legislation on ▪ the legislation on abortion legislation to do sth ▪ new legislation to protect children introduce/bring in… …
3bring sth about phrasal — verb (T) to make something happen: Computers have brought about many changes in the workplace. bring sb/sth around/round phrasal verb (T) 1 bring the conversation around/round to to deliberately and gradually introduce a new subject into a… …
4bring in — verb 1. bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment (Freq. 18) He brought in a new judge The new secretary introduced a nasty rumor • Syn: ↑introduce • Hyponyms: ↑immigrate, ↑track, ↑ …
5bring about by legislation — index constitute (establish) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6bring something into force — bring sth into ˈforce idiom to cause a law, rule, etc. to start being used • They are hoping to bring the new legislation into force before the end of the year. Main entry: ↑forceidiom …
7legislation — [lej΄is lā′shən] n. [LL legislatio < L lex (gen. legis), law (see LEGAL) + latio, a bringing, proposing < latus, pp. of ferre, to bring, BEAR1] 1. the act or process of making a law or laws 2. the law or laws made …
8legislation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ federal, national, parliamentary, state ▪ draft, proposed ▪ fresh (esp. BrE), further …
9bring — /brɪŋ / (say bring) verb (t) (brought, bringing) 1. to cause to come with oneself; take along to the place or person sought; conduct or convey. 2. to cause to come, as to a recipient or possessor, to the mind or knowledge, into a particular… …
10bring — v.tr. (past and past part. brought) 1 a come conveying esp. by carrying or leading. b come with. 2 cause to come or be present (what brings you here?). 3 cause or result in (war brings misery). 4 be sold for; produce as income. 5 a prefer (a… …
