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.
Recent Examples on the Web
President Biden vowed to enact sensible, centrist policies, and his administration’s new tailpipe standards are consistent with that promise.
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Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
And so with this new board, this new commission will have the opportunity to enact real change and engage in real community impact, which is much different than any other designs that Kansas City has seen.
—Mará Rose Williams, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
Despite being enacted long before Arizona became a state, the law remained in place, NBC News reports.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 11 Apr. 2024
That troubling history formed the basis of the gloomy forecasts for 2024, given that the steep rise in benchmark interest rates since March 2022 mirrored those enacted by the tough-love monetarist Paul Volcker at the Fed four decades earlier.
—Tom Saler, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
While more than 10 states have enacted laws over bathroom use, Missouri is not one of them.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
The tax delay forced lawmakers and the governor to enact the current budget in July based on estimates of how much money the state would collect in tax revenues by the November deadline.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Assemblymember Juan Alanis, R-Modesto, has introduced a bill, AB 3080, that would enact a similar verification process here in the Golden State.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 10 Apr. 2024
To raise awareness of the challenges and triumphs Black women face, Reese alongside and her mother former college ballplayer Angel Webb Reese star in a national ad, to urge congress to enact policy that support the economic progression of Black women.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 1 Apr. 2024
Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
And so with this new board, this new commission will have the opportunity to enact real change and engage in real community impact, which is much different than any other designs that Kansas City has seen.
—Mará Rose Williams, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
Despite being enacted long before Arizona became a state, the law remained in place, NBC News reports.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 11 Apr. 2024
That troubling history formed the basis of the gloomy forecasts for 2024, given that the steep rise in benchmark interest rates since March 2022 mirrored those enacted by the tough-love monetarist Paul Volcker at the Fed four decades earlier.
—Tom Saler, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
While more than 10 states have enacted laws over bathroom use, Missouri is not one of them.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
The tax delay forced lawmakers and the governor to enact the current budget in July based on estimates of how much money the state would collect in tax revenues by the November deadline.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Assemblymember Juan Alanis, R-Modesto, has introduced a bill, AB 3080, that would enact a similar verification process here in the Golden State.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 10 Apr. 2024
To raise awareness of the challenges and triumphs Black women face, Reese alongside and her mother former college ballplayer Angel Webb Reese star in a national ad, to urge congress to enact policy that support the economic progression of Black women.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Enact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enact. Accessed 17 Apr. 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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