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 response, states such as Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Wyoming enacted legislation that would expressly prohibit foreign funds from being spent on domestic ballot referendums.
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Beginning Wednesday, New Year’s Eve, the police departments of Miami Beach, Surfisde and Bal Harbour will be enacting temporary traffic patterns.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Whether that agenda is enacted and succeeds at improving quality of life will be seen nationwide as a test of progressive governance.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Though markets and Fed officials themselves see only modest easing in the year ahead, Zandi expects the central bank to enact three cuts of a quarter percentage point each before midyear.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Beginning Wednesday, New Year’s Eve, the police departments of Miami Beach, Surfisde and Bal Harbour will be enacting temporary traffic patterns.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Whether that agenda is enacted and succeeds at improving quality of life will be seen nationwide as a test of progressive governance.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Though markets and Fed officials themselves see only modest easing in the year ahead, Zandi expects the central bank to enact three cuts of a quarter percentage point each before midyear.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Enact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enact. Accessed 3 Jan. 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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