effectuate

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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, in order to effectuate ideological control, there must be an organization which will permit pressure to be exercised on the individual in such a compelling manner that the exercise of external coercion becomes unnecessary.

From The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I by Linebarger, Paul Myron Anthony