by decree
idiom
: because of an official order
He took his position by decree of the national government.
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That would amount to a declaration that there are no limits left—that a president can invent an emergency in order to rule by decree, on anything.
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Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
That’s because at present, the two senators are trying to make financial institutions big by decree.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
When those funds are halted by decree, the university must reapply the much smaller unrestricted portion of its endowment income to research purposes and away from underwriting student needs and forcing greater reliance on higher tuition income.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
In Bellingham, the issue of NFG will come before the town meeting on May 28, after the Board of Health sent the issue to be voted on by town residents instead of enacting the policy by decree.
—Peter Brennan, Boston Herald, 26 May 2025
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Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
That’s because at present, the two senators are trying to make financial institutions big by decree.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
When those funds are halted by decree, the university must reapply the much smaller unrestricted portion of its endowment income to research purposes and away from underwriting student needs and forcing greater reliance on higher tuition income.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
In Bellingham, the issue of NFG will come before the town meeting on May 28, after the Board of Health sent the issue to be voted on by town residents instead of enacting the policy by decree.
—Peter Brennan, Boston Herald, 26 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for by decree
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“By decree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20decree. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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