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Legislate
(redirected from legislates for)

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To enact laws or pass resolutions by the lawmaking process, in contrast to law that is derived from principles espoused by courts in decisions.


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``Holding a council meeting in the San Fernando Valley would bring the city government closer to its residents and make it easier for them to participate firsthand in the process that legislates for them, that which they support with their tax dollars,'' reads Smith's resolution.
 
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