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enacting

ADJECTIVE

legislative

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STRONGEST

congressional parliamentary senatorial

WEAK

decreeing jurisdictive lawgiving legislational legislatorial nomistic nomothetic ordaining parliamentarian statute-making synodical

NOUN

acting

Synonyms

STRONG

assuming characterization depiction dramatics dramatizing enactment feigning hamming histrionics imitating imitation impersonation improvisation mime mimicry pantomime performance playing portrayal portraying posing posturing pretending pretense putting rendition seeming simulating stagecraft stooging theatre theatricals

WEAK

play acting showing off

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They do so by enacting new constitutional text via Article 5.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

The trade deal was struck by von der Leyen and Trump in July last year, but progress on enacting it stumbled on Wednesday after talks between EU lawmakers and governments ended without an agreement.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Jordan, another U.S. regional ally that is also energy-starved, took similar steps, enacting bans on air conditioning in government offices and private use of government vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Finance ministers from Germany, France and other top economies simultaneously declared the “urgent necessity” of enacting what’s now called the Savings and Investment Union.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Well, I guess Dad finally decided to stop “giving me some space” and start enacting a plan of action, shall we say.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

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