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- Dictionaryfiat/ˈfiːat/
noun
- 1. a formal authorization or proposition; a decree: "the reforms left most prices fixed by government fiat"
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noun [ U ] fml us / ˈfi·æt, -ɑt, -ət / Add to word list. the giving of orders by someone who has complete authority: The general ruled by fiat for eight years after seizing power. (Definition of fiat from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of FIAT is an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree. How to use fiat in a sentence.
Fiat is a noun that means an order given by a person in authority, especially a government or a leader. Learn how to use fiat in a sentence, see synonyms and contrast it with irony.
Fiat is a noun that means an official order or decree, or a command or decision that brings something about. Learn the word origin, synonyms, collocations, and usage examples of fiat from Collins English Dictionary.
noun. an authoritative decree, sanction, or order: a royal fiat. Synonyms: ukase, diktat, mandate, ruling, directive, authorization. a fixed form of words containing the word fiat, by which a person in authority gives sanction, or authorization.
Fiat is a noun that means an official order given by somebody in authority. Learn how to pronounce, use and distinguish it from decree with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
You might think a fiat is just an Italian car, but it actually means a legal, authoritative decision that has absolute sanction. From the Latin for "let it be done," the word fiat is a binding edict issued by a person in command.
