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  • 31Law and government of Colorado — The Colorado State Capitol in Denver Main article: State of Colorado The Constitution of the State of Colorado provides for three branches of government: the legislative, the executive, and the judicial branches …

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  • 32enact — transitive verb Date: 15th century 1. to establish by legal and authoritative act; specifically to make (as a bill) into law 2. act out < enact a role > • enactor noun …

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  • 33enact — enactable, adj. enactor, n. /en akt /, v.t. 1. to make into an act or statute: Congress has enacted a new tax law. 2. to represent on or as on the stage; act the part of: to enact Hamlet. [1375 1425; late ME enacten. See EN 1, ACT] * * * …

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  • 34enact — verb (T) 1 to make a proposal into law: Congress refused to enact the bill. 2 formal to act in a play, story etc: a drama enacted on a darkened stage enactment noun (C, U) …

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  • 35enact — verb 1) the government enacted an environmental protection bill Syn: make law, pass, approve, ratify, validate, sanction, authorize 2) they are to enact a nativity play Syn: act out, perform, appear in …

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  • 36enact — /ɛnˈækt / (say en akt), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (t) 1. to make into an act or statute; to pass (a bill) into law. 2. to ordain; decree. 3. to represent on or as on the stage; act the part of: to enact Hamlet. –enactor, noun …

  • 37establish by law — index enact, legislate, pass (approve) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 38institute by law — index enact, pass (approve) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 39ordain by law — index enact, pass (approve) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 40enact — v 1. make into law, establish as law, legislate, pass into law, ratify, sanction, approve; decree, ordain, rule, adjudge, pronounce, proclaim. 2. act, play the part of, portray, represent on the stage, personate, impersonate, personify …

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