enactment
/i'nækʃn/ Cách viết khác : (enactment) /i'næktmənt/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The process of acting out a character on stage: The dramatic representation of a character through speech, action, and gesture.
- A legal document that codifies a formal decision: A written law or statute that formally records the result of deliberations by an authoritative body, such as a committee or legislature.
- The act of making a bill into law: The official process by which a legislative body passes and gives formal approval to a proposed law.
Examples
- Noun:
- Her powerful enactment of Lady Macbeth earned her a standing ovation.
- The new environmental protection enactment was published in the official gazette.
- The enactment of the Civil Rights Act was a landmark moment in history.
Advanced Usage
- "In the enactment of": During the process of performing or passing into law.
- In the enactment of this policy, several compromises were made.
- "Dramatic enactment": A performance or portrayal, often used in therapeutic or educational contexts.
- The workshop used dramatic enactment to explore historical events.
Variants and Related Words
- Enact (verb): To make a bill into law; to act out a role.
- Parliament voted to enact the new tax code.
- Reenactment (noun): The action of performing an event again, often for education or commemoration.
- The historical society organized a reenactment of the famous battle.
Synonyms
- Legislation: Laws, considered collectively, or the process of making them.
- Statute: A written law passed by a legislative body.
- Portrayal: The act of depicting a character or situation.
Related Phrases
- "Pass into law": To complete the legislative process and become an official law.
- The bill is expected to pass into law before the summer recess.
- "Bring to life": To represent or perform something vividly (related to the dramatic sense).
- The actor brought the historical figure to life through his masterful enactment.
Noun
- acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
- a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
- the passing of a law by a legislative body