fiat
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fi·at

noun \ˈfē-ət, -ˌat, -ˌät; ˈfī-ət, -ˌat\

Definition of FIAT

1
: a command or act of will that creates something without or as if without further effort
2
: an authoritative determination : dictate <a fiat of conscience>
3
: an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree <government by fiat>

Examples of FIAT

  1. He runs the company by fiat.
  2. <the school principal issued a fiat that caps were not to be worn inside the school, and that was that>

Origin of FIAT

Latin, let it be done, 3d singular present subjunctive of fieri to become, be done — more at be
First Known Use: circa 1631

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