Enabling Act
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[edit]Proper noun
[edit]- (historical) the Enabling Act of 1933 passed by Weimar Republic's Reichstag, which paved the way for the Nazi's seizure of power.
- 2013 March 23, Marc von Lüpke-Schwarz, “Parliament lost”, in Deutsche Welle[1]:
- 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."
- 2017 May 24, “Enabling Act becomes law in Germany - archive, 1933”, in the Guardian[2]:
- (Can we date this quote?), “The Reichstag Election”, in BBC Bitesize[3]:
- 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 Enabling Act”, in United States Holocaust Memorial Museum[4]:
- The Law to Remedy the Distress of the People and the Reich is also known as the Enabling Act.