Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enabling act

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: en-abling act
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Legislation piece enacted by a legislative body that authorizes a dependent entity to exercise specific powers or undertake certain actions.

name

the Enabling Act of 1933 passed by Weimar Republic's Reichstag, which paved the way for the Nazi's seizure of power.

Example Sentences

"I know an enabling act can enable anything, but the Prime Minister feels it would merely enable him to lose the next general election (laugh track)."
"As a result, on March 23, he placed before parliament a "Law to Remedy the Distress of People and the Reich" - also called the "Enabling Act.""
"When the Reichstag met on 23 March 1933 Hitler was able to secure the passing of an important law, the Enabling Act by: […]"
"The Law to Remedy the Distress of the People and the Reich is also known as the Enabling Act."

Inflected Forms

enabling acts (plural) the Enabling Act (canonical)

Synonyms

enabling clause

Questions

What does enabling act mean?: Legislation piece enacted by a legislative body that authorizes a dependent entity to exercise specific powers or undertake certain actions.

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