As part of our efforts to graph the world’s laws (see previous blog posts), we created a list of the top word pairs used in global laws. Below is the top 25 word pairs. You can download the full Excel file here (contains the top 499 word pairs).
| Word Pair | Percentage Of Top Word Pairs | No# Occurrences | Countries With Word Pair as Top Word Pair |
|---|---|---|---|
| order filed | 3.895957924 | 11473490 | United States |
| statutory authority | 3.0114618 | 8868673 | Antigua and Barbuda, Jamaica, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United States |
| filed effective | 2.532391836 | 7457825 | United States |
| repealed order | 0.508982635 | 1498940 | United States |
| later promulgation | 0.466916032 | 1375055 | United States |
| final rule | 0.418250047 | 1231735 | United States |
| social security | 0.378933894 | 1115950 | Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Jersey, Kenya, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Russia, San Marino, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States |
| royal decree | 0.363138502 | 1069433 | Denmark, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Spain |
| legislative decree | 0.355003282 | 1045475 | Brazil, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Spain |
| laid down | 0.311219516 | 916533 | Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Jersey, Mexico, Pakistan, Poland, San Marino, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tonga, Turkey, United Kingdom |
| secretary state | 0.309433082 | 911272 | Brazil, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Jersey, San Marino, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States |
| member states | 0.299539612 | 882136 | Antigua and Barbuda, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Jersey, Kenya, Poland, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom |
| member state | 0.239937702 | 706610 | Antigua and Barbuda, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Jersey, Kenya, Poland, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom |
| ministerial decree | 0.229651699 | 676318 | Indonesia, Italy |
| executive order | 0.224945034 | 662457 | Denmark, Philippines, United States |
| northern ireland | 0.216335447 | 637102 | Czech Republic, European Union, Jersey, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom |
| from date | 0.193836427 | 570843 | Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Kenya, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Russia, San Marino, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, Zambia |
| russian federation | 0.189857104 | 559124 | European Union, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey |
| authority chapter | 0.186990184 | 550681 | United States |
| european parliament | 0.183776911 | 541218 | Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom |
| local government | 0.169821604 | 500120 | Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia |
| published official | 0.165419866 | 487157 | Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, European Union, France, India, Italy, Mexico, Pakistan, Spain, Turkey |
| health care | 0.159788235 | 470572 | Australia, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Jersey, Korea, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Russia, San Marino, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tonga, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States |
| public service | 0.155587517 | 458201 | Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Kenya, Korea, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, San Marino, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia |
| effective date | 0.1554921 | 457920 | Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bermuda, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Kenya, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, Zambia |
