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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This means advocating to reform systems and enact policies that prioritize women’ s needs and shrink coverage and affordability gaps.
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
California made history Wednesday by enacting the first law in the United States to define and ultimately ban unhealthy ultraprocessed foods, or UPFs, from meals served to over one billion California schoolchildren annually.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
The 19th-century statute, a combination of different laws enacted by Congress between 1792 and 1871, would allow the use of active-duty military personnel to perform law-enforcement duties within the United States.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Composed of neighbors, parents, and community members, school boards are modern-day town halls where self-government is not just discussed but enacted.
—Scott Levy, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
California made history Wednesday by enacting the first law in the United States to define and ultimately ban unhealthy ultraprocessed foods, or UPFs, from meals served to over one billion California schoolchildren annually.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
The 19th-century statute, a combination of different laws enacted by Congress between 1792 and 1871, would allow the use of active-duty military personnel to perform law-enforcement duties within the United States.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Composed of neighbors, parents, and community members, school boards are modern-day town halls where self-government is not just discussed but enacted.
—Scott Levy, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Enact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enact. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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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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