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- Dictionaryfiat/ˈfiːat/
noun
- 1. a formal authorization or proposition; a decree: "the reforms left most prices fixed by government fiat"
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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. as per instructions idiom. briefing paper. charge. clarion call. commandment. dictate. diktat. doctor's orders. imperatively
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.
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]
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.
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.
Fiat definition: an authoritative decree, sanction, or order. See examples of FIAT used in a sentence.
Definition of fiat noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
