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- DictionaryFi·at/ˈfēət/
noun
- 1. a formal authorization or proposition; a decree: "adopting a legislative review program, rather than trying to regulate by fiat"
1. : an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree. government by fiat. 2. : an authoritative determination : dictate. a fiat of conscience. 3. : a command or act of will that creates something without or as if without further effort.
the giving of orders by someone who has complete authority: The general ruled by fiat for eight years after seizing power. (Definition of fiat from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
an order given by a person in authority: by fiat No company can set industry standards by fiat. Synonyms. decree formal. edict formal. order. proclamation. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Instructions and orders.
noun. an authoritative decree, sanction, or order: a royal fiat. Synonyms: ukase, diktat, mandate, ruling, directive, authorization. a fixed form of words containing the word fiat, by which a person in authority gives sanction, or authorization.
1. an authoritative decree, sanction, or order: a royal fiat. 2. an arbitrary decree or pronouncement, esp. by a person or group of persons having absolute authority to enforce it: to rule by fiat. [1625–35; < Latin: let it be done]
fiat. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Policies fi‧at /ˈfiːæt, ˈfaɪæt/ noun [ countable] formal an official order given by someone in a position of authority, without considering what other people want by fiat The matter was settled by presidential fiat.
You might think a fiat is just an Italian car, but it actually means a legal, authoritative decision that has absolute sanction. From the Latin for "let it be done," the word fiat is a binding edict issued by a person in command.
noun. 1. an authoritative decree, sanction, or order. a royal fiat. 2. a formula containing the word fiat, by which a person in authority gives sanction. 3. an arbitrary decree or pronouncement, esp. by a person or group of persons having absolute authority to enforce it. The king ruled by fiat.
4 days ago · An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree . A royal fiat. A presidential fiat. Authorization, permission or (official) sanction. A government fiat. To rule by fiat.
Fiat Definition. An order issued by legal authority, traditionally beginning with the word fiat (“let it be done”); decree. A sanction; authorization. Any arbitrary order. (derogatory, slang, automotive) Fix it again Tony, a derogatory slang phrase for Fiat, a backronym.
