enacted; enacting; enacts
1
: to establish by legal and authoritative act
specifically
: to make into law
enact a bill
2
: act out
enact a role
Examples of enact in a Sentence
Congress will enact legislation related to that issue.
The law was finally enacted today.
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The quick take is that a Trump administration, working with a Republican Congress, should be able to enact policies that will foster a new burst of economic growth.
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Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
The act required that before any tax or fee is enacted, politicians must clearly outline how revenues would be spent.
—K. Lloyd Billingsley, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
Second, Schipper said, the probable trifecta of controlling the presidency and both chambers of Congress further increases the likelihood that Trump can enact his fiscal agenda.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2024
In sectors where technology and societal expectations evolve faster than laws can be enacted or amended, self-regulation provides a way to address these issues in real time.
—Eric Reicin, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
The act required that before any tax or fee is enacted, politicians must clearly outline how revenues would be spent.
—K. Lloyd Billingsley, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
Second, Schipper said, the probable trifecta of controlling the presidency and both chambers of Congress further increases the likelihood that Trump can enact his fiscal agenda.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2024
In sectors where technology and societal expectations evolve faster than laws can be enacted or amended, self-regulation provides a way to address these issues in real time.
—Eric Reicin, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Enact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enact. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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enact
transitive verb
en·act
i-ˈnakt 
: to establish by legal and authoritative act : make into law
enact a bill
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