1
as in decree
an order publicly issued by an authority
the school board's edict put a new student dress code into effect
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as in instruction
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
this household's edict of long standing: no television until all homework has been completed
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Recent Examples of edict
In 2003, as the United States invaded Iraq over false claims that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction, Khamenei issued a religious edict — a fatwa — declaring nuclear weapons to be forbidden under Islam.
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Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
That was despite a Spanish edict forbidding Pueblo people to possess horses.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Lee’s edict was heeded against the Washington Wizards.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
Commissioner Adam Silver delivered an edict on potential changes for the 2026-27 season to deter tanking as a whole during a general managers meeting Thursday, according to an ESPN report.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
That was despite a Spanish edict forbidding Pueblo people to possess horses.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Lee’s edict was heeded against the Washington Wizards.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
Commissioner Adam Silver delivered an edict on potential changes for the 2026-27 season to deter tanking as a whole during a general managers meeting Thursday, according to an ESPN report.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edict
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree on Friday that has imposed sanctions on five Russian cultural figures who are involved with organizing the Russian Pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Popov was a deputy defense minister from 2013 until June 2024, when he was dismissed by presidential decree.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The team also gave Luna a series of initial instructions, including pre-launch priorities like hiring an employee to run the store’s day-to-day operations, deciding what the store should sell and ordering inventory.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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Instead, what the court addressed was a single jury instruction, charting several paths forward — including fixing that instruction and trying the case again.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2026
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Two bills discussed in a Minnesota Senate committee on Wednesday were drafted prior to the ruling, which does not immediately strike down Minnesota's law.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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World Athletics, the governing body for track and field, introduced a ruling with similar requirements last July, in time for September’s Tokyo World Championships.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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That was Jeff Peterson’s directive.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Trump has ordered that all DHS employees be paid, expanding on an earlier directive.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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While some unions have successfully bargained for the right to supplement the QR codes with pen and paper, corporate has supposedly responded to that concession by refusing to stock more order cards.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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The chain aims to finish assembling drinks within two minutes and thirty seconds from the moment an order is placed.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Each season brings brings with it a seemingly impossible comeback that ends up defining the direction of fashion.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
5 Apr. 2026
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Skafafell National Park is a 24-minute drive in the other direction from the hotel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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Last week, federal judge Richard Leon issued a preliminary injunction that stops ballroom construction on April 14th.—
Arden Farhi,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The judge’s preliminary injunction applies only to public colleges and universities in the states that sued while the case proceeds through litigation.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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And as for her new commandments?—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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What started out as a thrifty practice has become an unofficial commandment of Southern kitchens—don't waste one drop of tasty bacon grease.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Edict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edict. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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