Difference between Portrayal and Enactment

What is the difference between Portrayal and Enactment?

Portrayal as a noun is the act of portraying while Enactment as a noun is the act of enacting, or the state of being enacted.

Portrayal

Part of speech: noun

Definition: the act of portraying the result of portraying; a representation, description, or portrait

Example sentence: It used to be that you had to make female TV characters perfect so no one would be offended by your 'portrayal' of women. Even when I started out on 'The Office' eight years ago, we could write our male characters funny and flawed, but not the women. And now, thankfully, it's completely different.

Enactment

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act of enacting, or the state of being enacted.A piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body.

We hope you now know whether to use Portrayal or Enactment in your sentence.

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