Legislative Procedures

verb to make or enact laws

• The government is planning to legislate new regulations on environmental protection.
• They're going to make a law about it.
• They're gonna pass a new rule.
• The company decided to legislate a policy on workplace behavior.

verb to reject or prohibit something, especially an official decision

• The president vetoed the bill passed by Congress.
• The boss vetoed our idea for the new project.
• My mom totally vetoed my plans to go out tonight.
• His conscience vetoed his decision to cheat on the test.

noun A meeting or session of a government body held during this period of time.

• The lawmakers passed several bills during the lame-duck session before the new administration took office.
• During the lame-duck session, the politicians were just going through the motions.
• The lame-duck session was a total snooze fest.
• In the business world, the period between resigning from a job and starting a new one can feel like a lame-duck session.

verb to suspend a meeting or session with the intention of resuming it at a later time

• The meeting was adjourned until next week to allow for further research on the topic.
• They adjourned the game because of the rain, but we'll continue playing tomorrow.
• Let's adjourn this study session and grab some coffee instead.
• After a long day of work, I adjourned to my favorite spot in the park to relax and unwind.