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
An advocate’s perspective is not that Bitcoin is a replacement for stocks, but rather an insurance contract for a fiat currency meltdown – similar to the argument used to push for gold.
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Steven Dudash, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
The Rubik’s Cube researchers had to manually engineer rewards into their system, as if laying bread crumbs for the robot to follow: by fiat, the robot won points for maneuvers that humans know to be useful, such as twisting a face exactly ninety degrees.
—James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
If a contractor wants to be paid in local fiat, Rise taps its network of on-the-ground partners in over 100 countries to handle the payout.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
His goal of governing by fiat would not happen without a fight.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Steven Dudash, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
The Rubik’s Cube researchers had to manually engineer rewards into their system, as if laying bread crumbs for the robot to follow: by fiat, the robot won points for maneuvers that humans know to be useful, such as twisting a face exactly ninety degrees.
—James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
If a contractor wants to be paid in local fiat, Rise taps its network of on-the-ground partners in over 100 countries to handle the payout.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
His goal of governing by fiat would not happen without a fight.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiat
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Among decrees issued Saturday were announcements of the dismissals of Sergiy Kyslytsya as permanent representative to the U.N. and Yevheniia Filipenko as permanent representative to the U.N. office and other organizations in Geneva.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Then came President Yoon Suk Yeol’s reckless martial law decree.William Pesek, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Musk announced a return-to-office policy at Tesla and SpaceX in 2022, ordering employees back for a minimum of 40 hours per week on site, though his edict was hampered at the time by a lack of space and resources, CNBC reported then.David Ingram, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Under an edict issued by Newsom in 2020, 35% of annual new car sales must be zero emission by model year 2026 and 100% by 2035.Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Representatives for Willis and Trump’s lead attorney in Georgia did not immediately respond Thursday to text messages seeking comment on the ruling.Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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The criminal case against former Uvalde school police chief Pete Arredondo will move ahead after a judge’s ruling Thursday.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
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This approach is misaligned with key norms like the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the EU’s corporate sustainability due diligence directive (CSDDD), which require meaningful engagement with stakeholders at each stage of the due diligence process.Áine Clarke, Sourcing Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
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Monitor internal communications and updates from your agency regarding new directives, policy changes, or structural adjustments.Tom Spiggle, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Fiat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiat. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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