English Explanatory Dictionary

enabling act

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Legislation piece enacted by a legislative body that authorizes a dependent entity to exercise specific powers or undertake certain actions.
name
  1. the Enabling Act of 1933 passed by Weimar Republic's Reichstag, which paved the way for the Nazi's seizure of power.

Word forms

enabling act enabling acts the Enabling Act
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