delay legislation
Frequency: 6.910.2 per million words
to postpone the process of passing a law
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- The opposition party attempted to delay the new legislation.
- Bureaucratic hurdles often delay the passage of important legislation.
- Lawmakers worked tirelessly to delay the controversial legislation.
- Public protests can sometimes delay proposed legislation.
- They plan to delay the economic legislation until after the elections.
- Unexpected amendments could delay the legislation for months.
- His tactics were designed to delay the environmental legislation.
- The committee voted to delay the housing legislation for further review.
- Political disagreements frequently delay vital legislation.
- We must not allow procedural issues to delay this critical legislation.