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noun
- 1. a formal authorization or proposition; a decree: "adopting a legislative review program, rather than trying to regulate by fiat"
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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)
noun [ U ] fml us / ˈfi·æt, -ɑt, -ət / Add to word list. the giving of orders by someone who has complete authority:
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.
noun. 1. an order issued by legal authority, usually beginning with fiat ( let it be done); decree. 2. a sanction; authorization. 3. any arbitrary order. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
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.
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.
Definition of fiat noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Fiat Definition. fēət, -ăt, -ät, fīăt, -ət. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Abbreviation. Pronoun. Filter. noun. An order issued by legal authority, traditionally beginning with the word fiat (“let it be done”); decree. Webster's New World. A sanction; authorization. Webster's New World.
