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How did the Enabling Act give Adolf Hitler dictatorial powers?

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Nazi SS troops march in formation carrying banners with swastikas and eagles at the 1933 Party Day rally in Nuremberg, Germany, with trees in the background. — Third Reich A Nazi Party rally at Nürnberg, Germany, in 1933.

The Enabling Act, passed by the Reichstag on March 23, 1933, served as the legal foundation for Adolf Hitler’s dictatorship by granting his government the authority to issue decrees independently of both the Reichstag and the president.12

To secure the necessary two-thirds majority for the act's passage, the Nazi government utilized intimidation and political maneuvering:
* Exclusion of Opposition: The 81 Communist deputies were arrested or excluded from the proceedings.32
* Coalition Support: Hitler secured the support of the Centre Party and his Nationalist partners through various assurances and promises.32
* Legislative Victory: Despite opposition from the Social Democratic Party, the bill passed with a vote of 441 to 94.32

By obtaining these overriding powers while maintaining a facade of legality, Hitler was able to dismantle the Weimar Republic from within. This allowed him to suppress trade unions, dissolve other political parties, and consolidate total control over the Third Reich without ever formally replacing the existing constitution.32