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Definition of fiat noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fiat

noun
 
/ˈfiːæt/,
 
/ˈfiːət/
 
/ˈfiːɑːt/
[countable, uncountable] (formal)
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  1. an official order given by somebody in authority synonym decree
    • Prices have been fixed by government fiat.
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, ‘let it be done’, from fieri ‘be done or made’.
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