Vocabulary
Enact
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
To put into effect through legislative or authorative action
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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The Chinese advised Mikhail Gorbachev not to enact perestroika (restructuring) and glasnost (openness) together.
Dawn Editorials —
How Iran eyes 100pc success
— 2026-03-31
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IVILIAN leaders go to great lengths to assert that parliament is `supreme`; and even enact legislation every now and then to privilege this branch of the state above the others.
Dawn Editorials —
Poor commitment
— 2026-02-10
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While some welcome this development, others argue that Pakistan is being subjected to `lawfare` and being forced to enact laws because of outside pressure.
Dawn Editorials —
Lawfare and HR
— 2025-09-23
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The PTI government, already known to have obstructed a constitutional reform bill granting provisional provincial status to GB, failed to enact the Land Reforms Act.
Dawn Editorials —
Land reforms in GB
— 2025-06-18
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Enact laws that mandate parents to ensure that their children regularly attend schools from Class 1 to 10.
Dawn Editorials —
School for every child
— 2025-04-17
Synonyms
make law, pass, approve, ratify, validate, sanction, authorize, accept
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