sign into law
Make legislation binding
To sign into law is the formal act by which an executive—typically a president or governor—approves legislation passed by a legislature, making it enforceable: The president signed the bill into law yesterday.
The signature transforms a bill into a statute.
Without this step, legislation may die or require a veto override.
- promulgateOfficially announce or broadcast
- Oval OfficePresident's formal workspace
- codifyOrganize into formal rules
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- lawBinding principle or regulation
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sign into lawveto
Official refusal to approve
reject · pocket veto · strike down · block · kill
sign into lawrepeal
Annul a statute
overturn · strike down · nullify · invalidate · abolish
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