Meaning & use
Enacted
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Made a bill or proposal into law, or performed and carried out an action or role.
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The legislature enacted new environmental regulations last spring.
The students enacted a scene from the play for their final project.
A note on using this word
Most commonly used in legal and political contexts to describe laws being formally established.
Words with a similar meaning
passedlegislatedperformed
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Words with an opposite meaning
repealed
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