fiat
noun
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order.
fiats
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pluralof fiat.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Once spoken, the fiats cannot change without wounding the leader’s credibility.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2022
Yoo makes it clear that he thinks such executive fiats would be unconstitutional.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2020
President Dwight Eisenhower, who had put himself above the fray, began to fight back with information leaks and administrative fiats.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2020
With aristocratic privileges created and enforced by government fiats there were few meaningful opportunities for the common citizen to advance their business interests.
From Economist ● Sep. 2, 2013
At the corner five barefooted policemen in cotton undershirts and straw fiats climbed over O'Connor and subjugated him according to the municipal statutes.
From Rolling Stones by O. Henry
