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 administration's most recent budget proposed a 40% cut to the bureau, though Congress eventually enacted less dramatic cuts.
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Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2026
This, in turn, forced Democrats to alter their strategy for passing Obamacare and abandon certain progressive provisions that could not be enacted through reconciliation.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
In the opinion, Justice David Overstreet wrote that the court's goal was to determine the legislature's intent at the time Illinois' 1971 Minimum Wage law was enacted, emphasizing that the court aimed to adhere to the plain language of the law.
—Jenna Schweikert, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Donora thus laid the groundwork for the Clean Air Act, the federal air pollution law initially enacted in 1963, then strengthened in 1970 and again in 1990.
—Ella Whitman, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2026
This, in turn, forced Democrats to alter their strategy for passing Obamacare and abandon certain progressive provisions that could not be enacted through reconciliation.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
In the opinion, Justice David Overstreet wrote that the court's goal was to determine the legislature's intent at the time Illinois' 1971 Minimum Wage law was enacted, emphasizing that the court aimed to adhere to the plain language of the law.
—Jenna Schweikert, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Donora thus laid the groundwork for the Clean Air Act, the federal air pollution law initially enacted in 1963, then strengthened in 1970 and again in 1990.
—Ella Whitman, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Enact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enact. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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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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