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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Republicans are hoping to raise the nation’s borrowing limit, which caps how much money the Treasury Department can owe to pay the country’s bills, by up to $5 trillion this year as part of a larger package to extend expiring tax cuts enacted through Trump’s signature 2017 tax law.
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Aris Folley, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
The Florida Sheriff's Association announced in February that all county jails had signed agreements in compliance with a state law enacted in 2022.
—Julia Ingram, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
Political back-and-forth The Obama administration enacted among the most ambitious energy efficiency standards for appliances and equipment to date.
—David J. Vogel, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2025
Later in the day, Rep. Chris Turner, a Grand Prairie Democrat, offered an amendment to strike the bill’s enacting clause, rendering the proposal moot.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
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Aris Folley, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
The Florida Sheriff's Association announced in February that all county jails had signed agreements in compliance with a state law enacted in 2022.
—Julia Ingram, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
Political back-and-forth The Obama administration enacted among the most ambitious energy efficiency standards for appliances and equipment to date.
—David J. Vogel, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2025
Later in the day, Rep. Chris Turner, a Grand Prairie Democrat, offered an amendment to strike the bill’s enacting clause, rendering the proposal moot.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Enact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enact. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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