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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In Washington, congressional Democrats have made a mask ban for ICE a key issue in the ongoing partial government shutdown, vowing not to fund the Department of Homeland Security until one is enacted.
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Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
As of mid-December, the tariffs had raised roughly $130 billion, revenue the Administration had counted on to help finance tax cuts enacted last summer.
—Nik Popli, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
Only the tariffs enacted under emergency powers are affected; those enacted under separate trade laws remain in place.
—James Ward, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
That authority allows the president to enact duties of up to 15% for as long as 150 days to address a balance-of-payments or foreign exchange issues.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
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Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
As of mid-December, the tariffs had raised roughly $130 billion, revenue the Administration had counted on to help finance tax cuts enacted last summer.
—Nik Popli, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
Only the tariffs enacted under emergency powers are affected; those enacted under separate trade laws remain in place.
—James Ward, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
That authority allows the president to enact duties of up to 15% for as long as 150 days to address a balance-of-payments or foreign exchange issues.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Enact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enact. Accessed 23 Feb. 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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