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
Trump loves tariffs, which are nothing more than massive tax increases imposed by fiat on America’s consumers.
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Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
And perhaps most important, by empowering Congress, not the president, to remedy deficient state electoral schemes, the Constitution prevents presidents from rewriting the election code by executive fiat and thus provides an additional safeguard against military dictatorship.
—Jeffrey Rosen, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2026
Users can manage funds in a mix of fiat and cryptocurrency — including holdings like Bitcoin and Ethereum — and transact globally with a single card or digital wallet.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
In recent years, Bitcoin has become widely regarded as an inflation hedge, often outperforming fiat currencies when global currencies depreciate.
—Jason Phillips, Ascend Agency, 30 Jan. 2026
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Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
And perhaps most important, by empowering Congress, not the president, to remedy deficient state electoral schemes, the Constitution prevents presidents from rewriting the election code by executive fiat and thus provides an additional safeguard against military dictatorship.
—Jeffrey Rosen, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2026
Users can manage funds in a mix of fiat and cryptocurrency — including holdings like Bitcoin and Ethereum — and transact globally with a single card or digital wallet.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
In recent years, Bitcoin has become widely regarded as an inflation hedge, often outperforming fiat currencies when global currencies depreciate.
—Jason Phillips, Ascend Agency, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiat
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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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But that edict died with him, Vaez said.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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Like most of her peers, Agnes follows her country’s various repressive edicts directed toward young women.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor apologized Wednesday for publicly criticizing Justice Brett Kavanaugh over a ruling on immigration stops — and seeming to imply that her conservative colleague's views were shaped by an out-of-touch upbringing.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Soyfer said one of the goals of the litigation is to build a movement that leads to a higher ruling to broadly curb the surveillance state promoted by the widespread adoption of ALPR cameras.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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In an effort to provide more neutral lighting color, the city engineer issued a directive last year changing the City’s standard streetlight color to 3000 Kelvin Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) — a softer white streetlight color compared to the former 4000 Kelvin CCT, adopted in 2017.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Afterward, Moore issued three directives clarifying that state and local agencies may still cooperate with ICE on criminal matters and immigration detainers.—
Jeff Barker,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Fiat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiat. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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