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
While traditional fiat currencies, such as the U.S. dollar, are issued by governments that can produce them as needed, bitcoin has a limited supply and is produced by computers.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Institutions would rather pay in stablecoins or fiat equivalents, but support for that remains limited and inconsistent across networks.
—Thiago Rüdiger, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Kraken has launched Krak for crypto and fiat transfers across more than 100 countries.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Using executive orders and fiat, the president punishes states, businesses, and universities for these policies.
—William Becker, The Hill, 11 Aug. 2025
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Institutions would rather pay in stablecoins or fiat equivalents, but support for that remains limited and inconsistent across networks.
—Thiago Rüdiger, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Kraken has launched Krak for crypto and fiat transfers across more than 100 countries.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Using executive orders and fiat, the president punishes states, businesses, and universities for these policies.
—William Becker, The Hill, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiat
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What’s more, after the Velvet Revolution of 1989, Czechs who had their property seized by the state were allowed to reclaim much of it through a restitution system – but not ethnic Germans who lost it under the post-war Benes decrees.—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
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The violence reached such a fever pitch that in April 1932, the federal government banned the SA through an emergency decree.—
Time,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Owners who defy this edict will be tied down and forced to watch their machines being destroyed during a demolition derby that will be free for the public to watch.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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Of course, Nix never has to worry about the pain his defensive teammates can inflict, protected in practice by the strict don’t-touch-the-QB edict.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The court's ruling could influence how future AI laws evolve and how victims seek justice.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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After considerable time, referee Cal McNeill announced that the ruling on the field — even though there had not been any indication of one — was that the ball indeed hit a Nevada player and was recovered by the Broncos.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Oct. 2025
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Andrew became a prince automatically at birth, as the son of the then reigning monarch, and that status can only be changed if King Charles issues a directive known as a Letters Patent.—
Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Last week, the Administration also came under fire for a directive that expanded the definition of domestic terrorism indicators to include a wide range of political beliefs, including ideological markers such as anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism and anti-Christianity.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Fiat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiat. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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