Home › Words › R › rulemakingrulemakingrulemaking means having the power to make rules.EtymologyFrom rule + making.adjHaving the power to make rules.e.g.“a rulemaking body”nounThe act or process of creating rules, especially regulations (as opposed to statutes).Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.constitutive 61% match — Having the power or authority to constitute, establish or enact something. vs rulemaking →authority 60% match — Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right. vs rulemaking →reglementary 58% match — regulatory vs rulemaking →legiferate 57% match — To make law. vs rulemaking →regulative 56% match — Of or relating to regulation; having a regulatory function. vs rulemaking →enactive 55% match — Having power to enact or establish as a law. vs rulemaking →revisory 55% match — Having the power or purpose to revise or review. vs rulemaking →ruling 55% match — That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling. vs rulemaking →