enact

verb

i-ˈnakt How to pronounce enact (audio)
Definition of enactnext
as in to pass
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action Congress enacts all laws relating to foreign trade and immigration

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Recent Examples of enact In Greenville, North Carolina, the city's mayor enacted a curfew ahead of the holiday weekend in response to threats of a teen takeover, according to The Reflector. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 Unlike tax laws enacted by Congress, these compliance programs exist solely because the IRS created them administratively. — Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 In doing so, ERISA blocks states from enacting comprehensive health insurance reforms, including those promoting health insurance equity. — Miranda Yaver, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 The Islamic Republic is expected to enact unprecedented security measures, overseen by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, while the Basij paramilitary force will coordinate logistics, accommodation and crowd management across the various cities. — Emma Graham, CNBC, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for enact
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enact
  1. pass
  2. constitute
  3. legislate
  4. approve
  5. make
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  • The council would then examine the details surrounding the change before passing an ordinance expanding those voting rights.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • Congress passed a law making Independence Day a federal holiday on June 28, 1870.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of pass
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  • The Vatican said the consecrations, carried out without the pope’s approval and therefore in conflict with Catholic law, constituted a schismatic act that severed the society’s communion with Rome.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026
  • The concern arises when logistics constitutes the entirety of the exchange.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of constitute
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  • Post-revolutionary period States legislated and regularly granted divorces.
    — Patricia Fersch, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The invisible power of the unelected despots of data and tech lords must be diminished; if families cannot control the disaster of digital addiction, states will have to legislate for them.
    — Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Definition of legislate
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  • The commission unanimously approved her request in May of 2018, and Grechen Shirley quickly hired a nanny to her campaign staff.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Boise Mayor Lauren McLean will have the authority to limit that under a new plan approved by the City Council on Tuesday.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026
Definition of approve
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  • Those changes to Florida’s ADAP in March would’ve dropped eligibility from making an annual household income at 400% of the poverty level — or about $63,800 for a one-person household — to 130% of the poverty level.
    — Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
  • Her victory over leftist challenger Roberto Sánchez marks her fourth presidential bid and makes her Peru’s first female president-elect.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
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