decree

[dih-kree] / dɪˈkri /

NOUN

mandate, legal order

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act announcement directive edict injunction instruction judgment law order proclamation regulation rule ruling statute

STRONG

behest bidding charge charging command commandment declaration dictum direction enactment ordinance precept prescript promulgation pronouncement rap say ukase

WEAK

decretum the riot act the word

Antonyms

STRONGEST

answer disorganization lawlessness

VERB

order rule or action

Synonyms

STRONGEST

declare dictate enact impose proclaim

STRONG

announce command compel constrain decide demand determine force oblige ordain prescribe pronounce require rule set

WEAK

lay down the law put one's foot down read the riot act

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal delay hesitate hide hinder let go

Example Sentences

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Their new citizenship was made public in the Journal Officiel, where French government decrees are published.

From BBC

And with layoffs on the rise, it doesn’t necessarily take a decree for workers to understand that spending more time in the office could be a key to staying employed.

From The Wall Street Journal

We were unplugged by necessity, by force majeure, by decree of Xcel Energy Inc., and compelled to set aside our screens.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We want the repeal of that decree," Mario Argollo, the main leader of the country's largest trade union, Bolivian Workers' Central, told AFP.

From Barron's

In a royal decree published on Friday, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul cited the deadly border dispute among other challenges his minority government has struggled to contain since it took office three months ago.

From BBC

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