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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Some lawmakers have argued that the act cannot be used by the president to enact tariffs.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The 1970 Clean Air Act specifies that California can receive waivers from the Environmental Protection Agency to enact clean air standards that are tougher than federal limits because the state has historically been the most polluted air in the nation.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The group will lobby federal and state policymakers to enact legislation cracking down on the smartphone companies’ business practices, as well as aid the Justice Department in its cases against Apple and Google.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
As part of the legislation, the state allowed communities to enact their own tax.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The 1970 Clean Air Act specifies that California can receive waivers from the Environmental Protection Agency to enact clean air standards that are tougher than federal limits because the state has historically been the most polluted air in the nation.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The group will lobby federal and state policymakers to enact legislation cracking down on the smartphone companies’ business practices, as well as aid the Justice Department in its cases against Apple and Google.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
As part of the legislation, the state allowed communities to enact their own tax.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Enact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enact. Accessed 4 May. 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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