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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And there’s some evidence that higher tariffs enacted during his presidency have cost American jobs.
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Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
Target is an even larger retailer that Wells Fargo is concerned will suffer from high tariffs enacted in a second Trump term.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, both presidential candidates are out promising actions that, if enacted would only swell this tide of red ink.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
If enacted, these new regulations would have ensured that future space activities, such as private companies operating on the Moon or transporting tourists to orbit and back, pass critical safety checks.
—Thomas G. Roberts, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
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Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
Target is an even larger retailer that Wells Fargo is concerned will suffer from high tariffs enacted in a second Trump term.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, both presidential candidates are out promising actions that, if enacted would only swell this tide of red ink.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
If enacted, these new regulations would have ensured that future space activities, such as private companies operating on the Moon or transporting tourists to orbit and back, pass critical safety checks.
—Thomas G. Roberts, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Enact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enact. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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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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