Synonyms for fiat
ˈfi ɑt, -æt; ˈfaɪ ət, -ætfi·at

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1. decree, edict, fiat, order, rescriptnoun

   a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

   "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"

   Synonyms:
   society, social club, rewrite, order of magnitude, revision, revise, rescript, edict, gild, club, parliamentary law, ordination, ordering, purchase order, parliamentary procedure, guild, rules of order, orderliness, order, lodge, decree, monastic order, revisal

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1. fiatnoun

   Synonyms:
   decree, order, ordinance, command

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1. fiatnoun

   Synonyms:
   order, decree, mandate, edict, command

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1. List of paraphrases for "fiat":

   fiata, edison

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1. Sam Fiorani:

   But if Nissan is invited to join the merger, that could open up new possibilities, nissan could use Fiat Chrysler's full-size truck platform for its next-generation Titan and Armada, while Fiat Chrysler could use Nissan's mid-size truck platform for the next-generation Dakota and Durango.

2. England Governor Andrew:

   The whole question of people having assurance that their payments will be made in something with stable value ... ultimately links bank to what we call fiat currency, which has a link to the state.

3. Paul Ryan:

   While we don't yet know the details of the plan, the president is at minimum subverting the legislative branch, and potentially overturning its will, his proposals to restrict gun rights were debated by the United States Senate, and they were rejected. No president should be able to reverse legislative failure by executive fiat, not even incrementally.

4. Sarah Hammer:

   At a very high level, a CBDC is just digital money that would be issued by the central bank, it would be based on the fiat currency of that country, so it would be based on the money supply — and then it would be implemented using a government database or approved private sector entities working with the government.

5. John Bercow:

   This is not a normal prorogation, it is not typical, it is not standard. It is one of the longest for decades and it represents not just in the minds of some colleagues but huge numbers of people outside, an act of executive fiat.