Other women from the entertainment world making it to the Most Powerful Women list this year are Angelina Jolie (No. 54), Ellen Degeneres (No. 50), Sofia Vergara (No. 52), Beyonce (No. 21), and China's prominent actress Yao Chen (No. 82).
uk â /rÉªËpiËl/ us â LAW. âº the act of stating officially that a law, rule, etc. no longer has legal force: a repeal of sth The governor lobbied for repeal of the death penalty. They want to make sure their cashflow will be unaffected before they decide to back a repeal.
enactment - the passing of a law by a legislative body. passage. lawmaking, legislating, legislation - the act of making or enacting laws. law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; civilization presupposes respect for the law; the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order.