as in decree
an order publicly issued by an authority
the school principal issued a fiat that caps were not to be worn inside the school, and that was that
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Recent Examples of fiat
Anthropic is suing the Defense Department and the relevant federal agencies to undo the fiats.
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Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
Plus, this digital fiat currency has the price certainty of a traditional bank account.
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Malana Vantyler,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
But this focus on reforming the judiciary, combined with the politics of the period, meant that comparatively little attention was paid to the other two branches of government—and, in particular, to the slide toward rule by presidential fiat.
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Gregg Nunziata,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
To my mind, going from one fiat to the other doesn't make sense — the true dollar diversifier is gold.
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Michael Considine,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
Plus, this digital fiat currency has the price certainty of a traditional bank account.
—
Malana Vantyler,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
But this focus on reforming the judiciary, combined with the politics of the period, meant that comparatively little attention was paid to the other two branches of government—and, in particular, to the slide toward rule by presidential fiat.
—
Gregg Nunziata,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
To my mind, going from one fiat to the other doesn't make sense — the true dollar diversifier is gold.
—
Michael Considine,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiat
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Zelenskyy issued a decree on May 26 naming a unit of Ukraine's Special Operations Forces after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, or UPA, which operated during the 1940s and 1950s and has been accused in Poland of mass killings.
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The state of emergency doesn't limit due process rights or constitutional guarantees and allows people to continue their daily activities, according to the decree.
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The memorandum includes a pledge by Iran to never purchase or construct nuclear weapons — a vow the Islamic Republic has made multiple times before, including by signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, in a religious edict issued by the late supreme leader and in the Obama-era nuclear accord.
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The age of the Germanic male genius delivering edicts from on high has run its course.
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The ruling marks the latest legal blow to the requirement, which was part of an executive order Trump signed in March 2025.
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The court ruling means that the question will not be on the November ballot even though a Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll last week found that 66% of voters surveyed favored it.
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The attorneys general challenged several of its directives, including a provision that required state and local officials to collect proof of citizenship from vote-by-mail applicants.
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The order follows a request from Kennedy Center President and CEO Matt Floca to extend a June 17 directive that gave the center three days to detail any immediate plans related to construction and other long-term initiatives.
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“Fiat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiat. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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