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effectuate

[ih-fek-choo-eyt] / ɪˈfɛk tʃuˌeɪt /


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And so I think that he enjoys that a lot on a personal level, but also on a presidential level as someone who wants to effectuate change.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

They know that their court has limited time, resources, and political capital to effectuate it.

From Slate • Aug. 13, 2025

It's part of the reason why I'm in policy school right now because I needed to understand how laws are made, how people actually effectuate change.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2024

She added that while "the number of people who have federal offences are very low, a pardon at the federal level doesn't effectuate the kind of record clearance we want to see".

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2023

But as they never did effectuate the least service in his favour, when they had the fullest power, nothing can be inferred but King James's folly in continuing to lean on them.

From The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 by Walpole, Horace




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