Synonyms of the word

legislation

• n. The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws; the laws enacted.
• n. Law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body.

governance

• n. The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.
• n. The specific system by which a political system is ruled.
• n. The group of people who make up an administrative body.
• n. The state of being governed.
• n. (management) Accountability for consistent, cohesive policies, processes and decision rights.

governing

• v. present participle of govern.

government

• n. The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
• n. (grammar, linguistics) The relationship between a word and its dependents.
• n. A group of people who hold a monopoly on the legitimate use of force in a given territory.
• n. The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
• n. (uncountable) The management or control of a system.
• n. The tenure of a chief of state.

lawmaking

• n. the act of passing or enacting of laws, legislating.

legislating

• v. present participle of legislate.