by fiat
Example Sentences
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These purchase decisions are being made by fiat, as federally owned property is often exempt from local permitting and zoning rules.
From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2026
Min Aung Hlaing ruled by fiat as military chief over four years of emergency rule after the coup.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
"The result is a financial death penalty by fiat imposed on a media defendant whose broadcasts reach millions," he told the Supreme Court in the appeal.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2025
Live, and back behind those skyscrapers, City Hall, by fiat once our tallest building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
His light brown frizzy hair was scrupulously brushed, and parted by fiat.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
