enabling

[ en-ey-bling ]

adjective

, Law.

1. conferring additional legal powers or capacities, especially by removing a barrier to action, suspending required permission, or relaxing oversight: enabling power.

   an enabling act;

   enabling power.

Word History and Origins

Origin of enabling¹

First recorded in 1670–80; enable + -ing ²

Example Sentences

The Department of Health said it was aware that the availability of community placements was a key barrier to enabling timely discharge from inpatient services.

From BBC

Not long after its Proposition 65 designation, the California Air Resources Board classified diesel exhaust as a toxic air contaminant, enabling the agency to regulate it.

From Los Angeles Times

A former adviser to Trump, Bryan Lanza, told the BBC that the incoming administration would focus on achieving peace rather than enabling Ukraine to gain back territory from Russia.

From BBC

Cables have been laid within existing water pipes, using the islands community-owned water system, enabling full fibre broadband to almost all properties.

From BBC

“Not only enabling and empowering people to vote, but also empowering parents to vote.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• permissive