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noun
- 1. a formal authorization or proposition; a decree: "the reforms left most prices fixed by government fiat"
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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)
The meaning of FIAT is an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree. How to use fiat in a sentence.
Meaning of fiat in English. fiat. noun [ C or U ] formal us / ˈfiː.ɑːt / uk / ˈfiː.æt / Add to word list. 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. 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.
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.
Definition of fiat noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
n. 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.
fi•at (fē′ ät, -at; fī′ ət, -at), n. an authoritative decree, sanction, or order: a royal fiat. a formula containing the word fiat, by which a person in authority gives sanction. an arbitrary decree or pronouncement, esp. by a person or group of persons having absolute authority to enforce it: The king ruled by fiat.