Enact: meaning, definitions and examples
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enact
[ ɪˈnækt ]
law
To make a bill into law.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- Congress is expected to enact the new legislation next week.
- The president has the power to enact executive orders.
- The city council voted to enact a new zoning ordinance.
Translations
Translations of the word "enact" in other languages:
🇵🇹 promulgar
- decretar
- desempenhar
🇮🇳 कानून बनाना
- लागू करना
- निभाना
🇩🇪 verabschieden
- erlassen
- darstellen
🇮🇩 memberlakukan
- mengesahkan
- memainkan
🇺🇦 впроваджувати
- приймати
- виконувати
🇵🇱 uchwalić
- wprowadzić w życie
- odgrywać
🇯🇵 制定する (せいていする)
- 実施する (じっしする)
- 演じる (えんじる)
🇫🇷 promulguer
- décréter
- jouer
🇪🇸 promulgar
- decretar
- interpretar
🇹🇷 yasalaştırmak
- uygulamak
- canlandırmak
🇰🇷 제정하다
- 시행하다
- 연기하다
🇸🇦 سن
- تنفيذ
- تمثيل
🇨🇿 uzákonit
- provést
- hrát
🇸🇰 uzákoniť
- vykonať
- hrať
🇨🇳 颁布 (bānbù)
- 实施 (shíshī)
- 扮演 (bànyǎn)
🇸🇮 sprejeti
- uvesti
- igrati
🇮🇸 lögleiða
- framkvæma
- leika
🇰🇿 заң шығару
- жүзеге асыру
- ойнау
🇬🇪 კანონმდებლობა
- განხორციელება
- შესრულება
🇦🇿 qanun qəbul etmək
- həyata keçirmək
- ifa etmək
🇲🇽 promulgar
- decretar
- interpretar
Word origin
The word 'enact' originated from the Latin word 'enactus', which means 'done, performed'. It first appeared in the English language in the early 15th century. Over the years, 'enact' has been used predominantly in legal and theatrical contexts, reflecting its dual meanings of making into law and performing.
See also: act, acting, action, actionable, activate, active, actively, activists, activity, actor, actress, acts, actual, counteractant, inactivity, overact, react, transact.