how to pronounce legislation

/ˌlɛdʒ.ɪˈslɛɪ.ʃən/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of legislation is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

legislation is pronounced in four syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of legislation

1.

2.

3.

4. example pitch curve for pronunciation of legislation

test your pronunciation of legislation

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of legislation

video examples of legislation pronunciation

An example use of legislation in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… the legislation appropriated 5 million …”

meaning of legislation

Legislation is the process of making, amending, or repealing laws.

legislation frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word legislation occurs in english on average 69.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics legislation can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that legislation can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;