From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishenacten‧act /ɪˈnækt/ verb [transitive] 1 formalAP to act in a play, story etc a drama enacted on a darkened stage2 SCL law to make a proposal into a law Congress refused to enact the bill. —enactment noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table
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enact• It may not be long before more brutal solutions to this modern menace are enacted.• The immigrant-aid cutoff was controversial at the time the legislation was enacted.• The necessary legislation has been enacted.• A discussion then occurs within the elite, to determine whether this policy should be enacted and how it should be implemented.• The Basic Law will still be enacted, promising a panoply of rights and freedoms for 50 years beyond 1997.• They migrated to Montana, where legislators as recently as 1963 tried and failed to enact similar controls.• Under a new law, universities must enact smoke-free policies on their campuses.• It is the competence to recognize and enact the rules, procedures and forms of understanding of a particular cultural environment.• The characters wear colorful outfits and enact their scenes center stage.• Even Frederick Douglass's Paper enacted this synecdoche. 