Thesaurus results for FIAT

fiat

noun

ˈfē-ət

Definition of fiat

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 Bitget has scheduled withdrawals for its remaining cryptocurrencies, along with fiat and peer-to-peer services, to resume on Friday. — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 Moral judgment is not a matter of timeless fiats, even were they proclaimed by the Lord of Hosts. — Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026 Baldwin’s position was that the centrality of slavery and racial subjugation in American history could not simply be reversed by legislative fiat. — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 Bitcoin is by far the largest crypto token by market capitalization, and its proponents frequently tout it as a form of digital gold that can serve as a hedge against inflation-prone fiat currencies. — Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for fiat

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Noun

Penalties, consent agreements and decrees have not deterred Meta from using deceptive trade practices.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The Honduran National Congress approved a decree in 2024 reversing previous state actions that opened the door to mining in Carlos Escaleras Mejía National Park.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of decree

Noun

Eventually, an edict from the top came that existing attorneys should not anticipate additions to the court teams, according to one source.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
In the years that followed, predatory land purchases, restrictive edicts, and forced displacement further diminished their ranks.

— Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of edict

Noun

Meanwhile, companies are deploying AI agents by the thousand, and not one of them has read the company policy or heard the new local court ruling.

— Daniel Kjellén, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Meta didn’t respond, however, to my question about whether the ruling will or should shake Muse users’ confidence in Meta’s assurances of privacy protections.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of ruling

Noun

State agencies like the Florida Highway Patrol have aggressively pursued ICE directives.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
Netanyahu and his military chief of staff have had a confrontation over a political directive related to Iran shortly before Israel’s close election, a local broadcaster reported Sunday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

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