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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The Federal Reserve on Wednesday enacted its first interest rate cut since the early days of the Covid pandemic, slicing half a percentage point off benchmark rates in an effort to head off a slowdown in the labor market.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2024
Pell Grants, student loans, and college tax incentives were all enacted and expanded under Democratic Administrations.
—Paul Weinstein Jr., Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
More than half of U.S. states have enacted bills limiting early voting and absentee voting after former President Donald Trump's lies about the 2020 election results before and after the violent events of Jan. 6, 2021.
—Carlie Procell, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2024
In 2023, Colorado also enacted a shield law prohibiting state agencies from cooperating with out-of-state investigations and legal actions stemming from reproductive health care provided in Colorado.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2024
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2024
Pell Grants, student loans, and college tax incentives were all enacted and expanded under Democratic Administrations.
—Paul Weinstein Jr., Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
More than half of U.S. states have enacted bills limiting early voting and absentee voting after former President Donald Trump's lies about the 2020 election results before and after the violent events of Jan. 6, 2021.
—Carlie Procell, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2024
In 2023, Colorado also enacted a shield law prohibiting state agencies from cooperating with out-of-state investigations and legal actions stemming from reproductive health care provided in Colorado.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Enact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enact. Accessed 3 Oct. 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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