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He runs the company by fiat.
the school principal issued a fiat that caps were not to be worn inside the school, and that was that
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This decision protects average citizens from arbitrary regulatory fiats, empowers judges to properly interpret statutes and might even force Congress to do a more precise job writing regulations.
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The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 28 June 2024
Hoping to create a program that would avoid the political pain of voting for a salary increase, members of the House used administrative fiat that opened a semi-secretive fund that has little public disclosure and might draw political scrutiny.
—Paul Kane, Washington Post, 15 June 2024
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Both fiat and digital currencies are coming into BTC ETFs, while the the digital gold (bitcoin) is getting scarcer.
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The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 28 June 2024
Hoping to create a program that would avoid the political pain of voting for a salary increase, members of the House used administrative fiat that opened a semi-secretive fund that has little public disclosure and might draw political scrutiny.
—Paul Kane, Washington Post, 15 June 2024
Bonuses and Promotions: 4/5 New players at Cafe Casino can choose between a 100% fiat currency welcome bonus and a 250% up to $1,500 Bitcoin welcome bonus.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Both fiat and digital currencies are coming into BTC ETFs, while the the digital gold (bitcoin) is getting scarcer.
—Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Fiat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiat. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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fiat
noun
fi·at
ˈfē-ˌät, -ˌat, -ət; ˈfī-ˌat 
1
: decree
2
: an authoritative but arbitrary order
a brazen act of judicial fiat—L. H. Tribe
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