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fiat

[ fee-aht, -at; fahy-uht, -at ]

noun

  1. an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:

    a royal fiat.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  2. a fixed form of words containing the word fiat, by which a person in authority gives sanction, or authorization.
  3. an arbitrary decree or pronouncement, especially by a person or group of persons having absolute authority to enforce it:

    The king ruled by fiat.



fiat

/ ˈfaɪət; -æt /

noun

  1. official sanction; authoritative permission
  2. an arbitrary order or decree
  3. literary.
    any command, decision, or act of will that brings something about
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fiat1

First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin: “let it be done,” 3rd-person singular present subjunctive of ھī “to become”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fiat1

C17: from Latin, literally: let it be done, from ھī to become
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His main concerns: the “dismantling of the social safety net and governing by fiat.”

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"The Order violates and subverts the separation of powers by lawlessly arrogating to the President authority to declare election rules by executive fiat."

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Through fiat of executive order, Trump is reaching for an unprecedented expansion of his own power, and the Republican majority on the Supreme Court may very well assist.

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“What they can’t do democratically they are now trying to do via illegal executive fiat and do an end run around Congress.”

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He said he was aware that many of Trump's first-week fiats would fail in the courts but noted how effective the quick movement is from a messaging perspective.

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