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fiat
[fee-aht, -at, fahy-uht, -at]
noun
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order.
a royal fiat.
Synonyms: , , , , ,a fixed form of words containing the word fiat, by which a person in authority gives sanction, or authorization.
an arbitrary decree or pronouncement, especially by a person or group of persons having absolute authority to enforce it.
The king ruled by fiat.
fiat
/ ˈfaɪət, -æt /
noun
official sanction; authoritative permission
an arbitrary order or decree
literaryany command, decision, or act of will that brings something about
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fiat1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fiat1
Example Sentences
Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, Miller said that the California politicians were attempting "to control America’s entire immigration policy by fiat."
Make no mistake: In effect, these 6,300 living, breathing individuals have been declared “dead” by Trump administration fiat.
His main concerns: the “dismantling of the social safety net and governing by fiat.”
"The Order violates and subverts the separation of powers by lawlessly arrogating to the President authority to declare election rules by executive fiat."
Through fiat of executive order, Trump is reaching for an unprecedented expansion of his own power, and the Republican majority on the Supreme Court may very well assist.
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