1766, in reference to Protestants, from dissident (adj.). In the political sense first used 1940, coinciding with the rise of 20c. totalitarian systems, especially with reference to the Soviet Union. Online Etymology Dictionary, Â© 2010 Douglas Harper Cite This Source
Decree (verb) to determine judicially by authority, or by decree; to constitute by edict; to appoint by decree or law; to determine; to order; to ordain; as, a court decrees a restoration of property Decree (verb) to ordain by fate
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word enact. ordain, enact(verb) order by virtue of superior authority; decree. The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews; the legislature enacted this law in 1985. enact, reenact, act out(verb)