ukase

noun

yü-ˈkās How to pronounce ukase (audio)
Definition of ukasenext
as in decree
an order publicly issued by an authority she brazenly ignored the company's ukase about entering by the back door

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Recent Examples of ukase The restrictions that remain from that March 2020 ukase will wind down in February, at Garcetti’s request and with the council’s vote. — Patt Morrisoncolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022 To be clear, the Pennsylvania court’s post–November 3 ballot-counting ukase has not been validated. — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 3 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ukase
  1. decree
  2. edict
  3. ruling
  4. directive
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
Definition of directive

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