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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At least eight states — California, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia — have enacted measures banning or restricting students’ use of cellphones in schools.
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Andrew Demillo, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
As hinted at throughout the season, Hagan plans to enact an isolationist foreign policy from the Oval Office, meaning the price for information and intelligence will skyrocket.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
But under the Biden administration, the Education Department enacted a number of regulatory actions and temporary waivers designed to rectify these historic issues.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
According to an analysis by the Guttmacher Institute in June 2024, eight states had enacted or proposed laws to limit access to contraception.
—Grant McLaughlin, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Demillo, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
As hinted at throughout the season, Hagan plans to enact an isolationist foreign policy from the Oval Office, meaning the price for information and intelligence will skyrocket.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
But under the Biden administration, the Education Department enacted a number of regulatory actions and temporary waivers designed to rectify these historic issues.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
According to an analysis by the Guttmacher Institute in June 2024, eight states had enacted or proposed laws to limit access to contraception.
—Grant McLaughlin, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 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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