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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Yet the resistance to Trump’s first term clearly demonstrated that lying down on the tracks was not in itself a suitable plan for winning elections and enacting large-scale social and political change.
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—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Dating and hookup apps like Grindr have been used around the world to plan and enact violence, including by police — and Grindr itself has faced legal action for allegedly selling user data like HIV status to private data brokers.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 5 Feb. 2025
Yet the resistance to Trump’s first term clearly demonstrated that lying down on the tracks was not in itself a suitable plan for winning elections and enacting large-scale social and political change.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2025
Multiple lawmakers have enacted resolutions advocating for permanent daylight saving time, pending federal approval.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Enact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enact. Accessed 10 Feb. 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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