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an order publicly issued by an authority<the school boardʼs edict put a new student dress code into effect>Synonymsdecree, directive, fiat, rulingRelated Wordscall, decision, judgment (or judgement); announcement, declaration, dictum, manifesto, proclamation, pronouncement; canon, encyclical
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a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned<this householdʼs edict of long standing: no television until all homework has been completed>— see command 1
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