Enactors

en·act

[en-akt]
verb (used with object)
1.
to make into an act or statute: Congress has enacted a new tax law.
2.
to represent on or as on the stage; act the part of: to enact Hamlet.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English enacten. See en-1, act

en·act·a·ble, adjective
en·ac·tor, noun
pre·en·act, verb (used with object)
re·en·act, verb (used with object)
un·en·act·ed, adjective
well-en·act·ed, adjective
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enact (ɪnˈækt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to make into an act or statute
2.  to establish by law; ordain or decree
3.  to represent or perform in or as if in a play; to act out
 
en'actable
 
adj
 
en'active
 
adj
 
en'actory
 
adj
 
en'actment
 
n
 
en'action
 
n
 
en'actor
 
n

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Enactors is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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Word Origin & History

enact
mid-15c., from en- "make, put in" + act. Related: Enacted; enacting.
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