Dictionary

Enabling Act en · PROPN

Meanings

1. (historical) the Enabling Act of 1933 passed by Weimar Republic's Reichstag, which paved the way for the Nazi's seizure of power.
   • As a result, on March 23, he placed before parliament a "Law to Remedy the Distress of People and the Reich" - also called the "Enabling Act." 2013 March 23, Marc von Lüpke-Schwarz, “Parliament lost”, in Deutsche Welle:
   • When the Reichstag met on 23 March 1933 Hitler was able to secure the passing of an important law, the Enabling Act by: […] (Can we date this quote?), “The Reichstag Election”, in BBC Bitesize:
   • The Law to Remedy the Distress of the People and the Reich is also known as the Enabling Act. (Can we date this quote?), “The Enabling Act”, in United States Holocaust Memorial Museum:

Forms