delay legislation

Frequency: 6.910.2 per million words

to postpone the process of passing a law

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Examples (10)

  • 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.