enabling act

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Synonyms: enabling acts

Antonyms: enabling acts

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|politics}} Legislation piece enacted by a [[legislative body]] that authorizes a dependent entity to exercise specific powers or undertake certain actions.

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|historical}} the {{w|Enabling Act of 1933}} passed by [[Weimar Republic]]'s [[Reichstag]], which paved the way for the [[Nazi]]'s [[seizure]] of [[power]].

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