enforce

Definition for enforce

verb as in put a rule, plan in force

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accomplish, administer, apply, carry out, implement, impose, invoke, prosecute, reinforce, require, sanction

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administrate, coerce, commandeer, compel, constrain, demand, dictate, discharge, dragoon, drive, effect, emphasize, exact, execute, exert, expect, extort, fortify, fulfill, goad, hound, impel, incite, lash, make, necessitate, oblige, perform, press, spur, strain, stress, strong-arm, support, urge, whip, wrest

Weak matches

crack down, egg on, force upon, insist on, lean on, put into effect, put screws to

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UC officials said they strive to protect employee privacy and were required to share information with the department because it enforces civil rights law on campuses.

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California and other states sued again, arguing that the requirements — which the administration says the states must enforce — are similarly illegal and dangerous.

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In September, the Department of Homeland Security issued a new directive that will allow the agency — which administers and oversees immigration applications — to enforce immigration law with “special agents.”

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The terms would be enforced by the Justice Department, with violators losing access to the compact’s benefits for no less than a year.

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Health and safety regulations are poorly enforced in Ethiopia and construction disasters are common.

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