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
As central banks struggle with inflation and increasing debt levels, many investors are flocking to gold as a hedge against the instability of fiat currencies.
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Max Baecker, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
This acquisition could make more sense for bitcoin rather than in the traditional gold market, since the domain knowledge required for bitcoin mining and bitcoin banking is closer than for gold mining and fiat banking.
—Korok Ray, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
This ‘fiat’ — let it be done — is essential to the sisters’ conception of their identity as an order.
—Lamorna Ash, The Dial, 6 May 2025
The contrast in national debt accumulation between the gold standard and fiat currency eras is even more striking.
—Sanford Mann, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Max Baecker, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
This acquisition could make more sense for bitcoin rather than in the traditional gold market, since the domain knowledge required for bitcoin mining and bitcoin banking is closer than for gold mining and fiat banking.
—Korok Ray, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
This ‘fiat’ — let it be done — is essential to the sisters’ conception of their identity as an order.
—Lamorna Ash, The Dial, 6 May 2025
The contrast in national debt accumulation between the gold standard and fiat currency eras is even more striking.
—Sanford Mann, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiat
Noun
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Trump specified in his order that recipients of federal funds from CPB could not, under his decree, send money to PBS and NPR.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
27 May 2025
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The primary decree being that athletes are not employees.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Even states seen as safer for LGBTQ+ people have been navigating these edicts around trans athletes.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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The edict: get as many AI features into the operating system as possible.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 May 2025
Noun
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But the duties were allowed to remain in effect while the Trump administration appeals the ruling against them.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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Trump was given 10 days to put the injunction into effect, per the order accompanying the ruling.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
30 May 2025
Noun
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The transgender junior from Jurupa Valley High School — who competed despite a directive from Trump that she be barred from doing so — won state titles in the girls’ triple jump and the girls’ high jump and took second place in the girls’ long jump.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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The guidance change blindsided the CDC, which did not receive a directive to alter its recommendations until hours after Kennedy's video posted.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2025
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“Fiat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiat. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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