Difference between Enact and Reenact

What is the difference between Enact and Reenact?

Enact as a verb is to make (a bill) into law while Reenact as a verb is to enact again.

Enact

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to make (a bill) into law to act the part of; to play to do; to effect

Example sentence: We are hopeful that President Obama, in his State of the Union Address, will express a willingness to work with Republicans to enact all of these jobs bills.

Reenact

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To enact again.To recreate an event, especially an historical battle.

We hope you now know whether to use Enact or Reenact in your sentence.

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