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[ fee-aht, -at; fahy-uht, -at ] / ˈfi ɑt, -æt; ˈfaɪ ət, -æt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fiat ON THESAURUS.COM
nounan authoritative decree, sanction, or order: a royal fiat. a fixed form of words containing the word fiat, by which a person in authority gives sanction, or authorization. an arbitrary decree or pronouncement, especially by a person or group of persons having absolute authority to enforce it: The king ruled by fiat. Origin of fiatFirst recorded in 1625–35; from Latin: “let it be done,” 3rd singular present subjunctive of fierī “to become” SYNONYMS FOR fiatauthorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase. SEE SYNONYMS FOR fiat ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby fiatfiancée, fianchetto, Fianna, Fianna Fáil, fiasco, fiat, fiat justitia, ruat caelum, fiat lux, fiat money, fib, fiber Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fiatBut the recent batch of polls shows Americans to be, what else, deeply split on whether Obama was right to do this by fiat. Staving Off a Democratic Civil War|Michael Tomasky|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST By the time Fiat took over Chrysler in 2009 Jeep was a seriously neglected asset. Nationalism on Four Wheels|Clive Irving|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST The comments by the Fiat COO had received attention and been mentioned often by voters on the campaign trail. When Campaign Spin Becomes Fact|Stuart Stevens|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST In January 2013, Fiat announced that it was shifting production for the China market to China. When Campaign Spin Becomes Fact|Stuart Stevens|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A few days later, a hunter spotted the burnt-out Fiat and alerted authorities who discovered the macabre scene inside. Three-Year-Old Coco Is The Italian Mafia’s Littlest Victim|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST The fiat went forth; the jefe politico appeared, puffing and blowing, and wildly excited. In Indian Mexico (1908)|Frederick Starr Three followed him, and they all drew the fiat for detention; the fifth called was Stuart Lane. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories|Ouida The third prayer is, "Fiat voluntas tua sicut in cœlo et in terra:" that is, "Thy will be done on earth as in heaven." The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church|lfric "Consumed by the expenses of the fiat," answered Mr. Greenwood coolly. The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4|George W. M. Reynolds With his “Fiat Lux” Manet uttered a word of redemption that 122 had hovered upon many lips. The History of Modern Painting, Volume 3 (of 4)|Richard Muther
British Dictionary definitions for fiat
nounofficial sanction; authoritative permission an arbitrary order or decree mainly literary any command, decision, or act of will that brings something about Word Origin for fiatC17: from Latin, literally: let it be done, from fierī to become Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fiatedict, decree, dictum, permission, ordinance, endorsement, precept, command, sanction, mandate, dictate, warrant, authorization, ukase |