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en·abling act

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. enabling act, enabling clausenoun

    a provision in a law that confers on appropriate officials the power to implement or enforce the law

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  1. Enabling act

    An enabling act is a piece of legislation by which a legislative body grants an entity which depends on it (for authorization or legitimacy) the power to take certain actions. For example, enabling acts often establish government agencies to carry out specific government policies in a modern nation. The effects of enabling acts from different times and places vary widely.

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  1. enabling act

    An enabling act is a piece of legislation or law that gives appropriate authorities the power or authority to implement and enforce rules or take specific action. These acts are often used to allow bodies or departments to create detailed guidelines, regulations or secondary legislation within the scope or framework defined by the act.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of enabling act in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of enabling act in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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