enacted

verb

past tense of enact
as in passed
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action Congress enacts all laws relating to foreign trade and immigration

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Recent Examples of enacted But Marxists who dreamed of a workers’ republic could not compete with the reformers in Congress who enacted such measures as a progressive income tax, antitrust legislation, and a ban on child labor. — Michael Kazin, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026 Cuba has enacted a raft of economic reforms aimed at opening up the private sector, but Cuba's leaders have said not to expect political reform. — Matt Gutman, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 The proposed and enacted bans around the world vary in terms of age restriction, parental consent rules and age verification methods. — Ari Lightman, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Ro Khanna have introduced a federal version; a dozen states have advanced millionaire or billionaire taxes this year; and Maine, Washington, Hawaii, and Rhode Island have all enacted one. — Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 Neighboring countries such as Chile and Colombia have recently enacted landmark legislation to shorten their respective workweeks to 40 and 42 hours, which emboldened Brazilian labor groups to seek the same. — Mauricio Savarese, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 The House of Representatives even enacted a rule in 1974 that required its committees to undertake futures research within their jurisdictions. — John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 Officials said the decision was made as part of the district's ongoing efforts to comply with Texas Senate Bill 12, enacted in 2025, and other applicable laws. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 In all, around 26 percent of the tariff increases enacted last year were reflected in retail prices paid by consumers. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enacted
  1. passed
  2. constituted
  3. approved
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  • Welcoming refugees has been a matter of bipartisan consensus in the United States since Congress passed the Refugee Act with overwhelming support in 1980.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Part of the legislation passed the House earlier this summer with bipartisan support.
    — Liz Shuler, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of passed
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  • The words cut sharply into the jumble of to-do lists, fantasies, snippets of possible writing, worry, and leftover traces of postpartum depression that constituted my mind in the early months of 1993.
    — Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
  • America was cultural dynamism that constituted soft power, from Hollywood and hip-hop to the once finest university system in the world.
    — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of constituted
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  • Any change would ultimately have to be approved by the voters, something Loy acknowledged could be difficult after Republicans’ recent losses at the ballot box.
    — Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Meiner is pushing the city to work with other Florida mayors to advocate directly with the state legislature to possibly amend or repeal the Live Local Act, which was approved Wednesday night.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of approved

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“Enacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enacted. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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