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Recent Examples of ukase The restrictions that remain from that March 2020 ukase will wind down in February, at Garcetti’s request and with the council’s vote. Patt Morrisoncolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022 Government by executive ukase. Christopher Demuth, WSJ, 12 Nov. 2021 To be clear, the Pennsylvania court’s post–November 3 ballot-counting ukase has not been validated. Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 3 Nov. 2020 After a brief sitting this week, under Johnson’s ukase, Parliament was not scheduled to meet again until Oct. 14, leaving him with a lot of unaccountable power. E.j. Dionne Jr., The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2019 Trump must have felt quite confident in issuing his ukase. Garrett Epps, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ukase
Noun
  • Maduro has categorically denied the allegations and has signed a decree activating a state of emergency in the event of foreign aggression.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The decree bans warrantless arrests unless agents have probable cause to believe someone is in the United States unlawfully, and is also a flight risk.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Morris went along with it, but in the wake of the Bucs’ 35-7 defeat in October 2009, some of his players ignored the edict.
    Michael Silver, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The edict also created mass confusion and even panic among current H-1B holders and employers, thanks to conflicting statements from the White House.
    Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • First, understand what the ruling means.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Both liberals and conservatives now reshape government through executive power and Supreme Court rulings instead of formal amendments, which undermines democratic participation.
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Over and over, the department has used the threat of pulling federal funding to force compliance with new directives and rapid shifts in policy.
    Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2025
  • According to a China State Council directive, the country is aiming for AI adoption to reach 70% of the population by 2027 by imbuing various agents and other applications across core industries.
    Jaures Yip, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Ukase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ukase. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.

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