enabling act

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noun

a legislative act conferring certain specified powers on a person or organization

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Words nearby enabling act

en, enable, enabled, enabler, enabling, enabling act, enact, enactive, enactment, enactory, enalapril

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How to use enabling act in a sentence

Report from Washington says it is probable an enabling act will pass.
History of the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, President of The United States|Edmund G. Ross
The enabling act of 1857, would have greatly relieved them, but it was vetoed by Gov. Gardner.
Facts and Figures Concerning the Hoosac Tunnel|John J. Piper
The law was essentially an enabling act, and its practical efficacy was contingent upon executive discretion.
The Cleveland Era|Henry Jones Ford
The enabling act was signed by President Cleveland on the 17th of July, 1894.
Wilford Woodruff|Matthias F. Cowley

But that is a mere usage, resorted to when Congress has not thought proper to pass what is called an enabling act.
Presidential Candidates:|D. W. Bartlett