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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On Wednesday, President Donald Trump enacted a new round of tariffs on the raw metals.
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Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
In Monthly Payments As Repayment System Buckles House Republicans passed a budget plan last month that seeks to extend tax cuts enacted in 2018 and reduce healthcare spending by $880 billion, with Medicaid a probable candidate for cutbacks.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
The president has enacted his sweeping tariff agenda in a piecemeal fashion, a strategy that has been punctuated by uncertainty, including delays, reversals and changes in direction.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Using the government to enact retribution on political enemies?
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
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Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
In Monthly Payments As Repayment System Buckles House Republicans passed a budget plan last month that seeks to extend tax cuts enacted in 2018 and reduce healthcare spending by $880 billion, with Medicaid a probable candidate for cutbacks.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
The president has enacted his sweeping tariff agenda in a piecemeal fashion, a strategy that has been punctuated by uncertainty, including delays, reversals and changes in direction.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Using the government to enact retribution on political enemies?
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Enact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enact. Accessed 20 Mar. 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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