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enact

Definition for enact

verb as in act out; accomplish

Strong matches

command, constitute, dictate, effect, effectuate, fix, make, ordain, order, proclaim, railroad, sanction, set, steamroll, transact

Weak matches

bring about, carry through, get the floor, jam through, make into law, make laws, put in force, put through, railroad through, vote favorably, vote in

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Example Sentences

At least 26 states have enacted partial or total bans on youth gender-transition care, according to the Human Rights Campaign.

His choice for defence secretary, for example, has called for a purge of military chiefs enacting “woke” policies.

State voters also passed Proposition 36, which will enact harsher penalties for certain types of thefts and drug crimes.

Authorities in Delhi - which has an estimated population of more than 33 million - have already enacted measures aimed at tackling the pollution, including spraying roads with water containing dust suppressants.

Although we think of these repatriation drives as federally driven, they were largely enacted by local officials, a stark reminder that local governments have tremendous power to harm — but also to resist.