decrees
Ruler's formal orders
Decrees are official orders or rulings issued by an authority—a government, court, or ruler.
A royal decree carries the force of law.
A court decree settles a legal matter: The judge issued a divorce decree.
The verb means to order or decide authoritatively: The king decreed that all firstborn sons would serve in the army.
Decree suggests power exercised from above, without negotiation.
Authoritative public command
- fiatAuthoritative official decree
- diktatUnilateral authoritative decree
- ukaseAuthoritative imperial proclamation
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
directive · proclamation · pronouncement · injunction · rescript · bull · order · command
Supreme in power
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- emperorMale ruler of empire
- dictatorRuler with total control
- tyrantCruel, absolute ruler
autocrat · czar · sultan · potentate · overlord · ruler · king · pharaoh
Enacted written rule
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- lawBinding principle or regulation
- actDeed or performance
- codeSymbolic communication system
regulation · enactment · ratification · charter · amendment · constitution · jurisprudence · codification
Public declaration of information
- declarationFormal public announcement
- pronouncementFormal authoritative statement
- manifestoPublished statement of principles
- bulletinBrief public announcement
communique · notification · dispatch · publication · broadcast · herald · promulgation · public notice
Following strict protocol
- solemnSerious and dignified
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
pomp · seal · signature · official · inscribed · witnessed · countersigned · proclaimed
Adhering to requirements
- implementationPutting plans into effect
- executionCompleting a planned task
- upholdingContinuing to support
- adherenceFaithful following of something
observance · sanctions · penalties · coercion · compulsion · mandatory · obligatory · binding
Adopted principle of action
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- governmentAuthority over a state
- regimeSystem of governance
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
senate · executive · cabinet · ministry · bureaucracy · statecraft · sovereignty · legislative
edict
Authoritative public command
- fiatAuthoritative official decree
- diktatUnilateral authoritative decree
- ukaseAuthoritative imperial proclamation
mandate · directive · proclamation · pronouncement · injunction · rescript · bull · order · command · dictum
sovereign
Supreme in power
tyrant · autocrat · czar · sultan · potentate · overlord · ruler · king · pharaoh · papal
statute
Enacted written rule
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- lawBinding principle or regulation
- actDeed or performance
code · regulation · enactment · ratification · charter · amendment · constitution · jurisprudence · codification · bylaw
announcement
Public declaration of information
- declarationFormal public announcement
- pronouncementFormal authoritative statement
- manifestoPublished statement of principles
bulletin · communique · notification · dispatch · publication · broadcast · herald · promulgation · public notice · posting
formal
Following strict protocol
ceremony · pomp · seal · signature · official · inscribed · witnessed · countersigned · proclaimed · read aloud
compliance
Adhering to requirements
- implementationPutting plans into effect
- executionCompleting a planned task
- upholdingContinuing to support
adherence · observance · sanctions · penalties · coercion · compulsion · mandatory · obligatory · binding · irrevocable
policy
Adopted principle of action
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- governmentAuthority over a state
- regimeSystem of governance
parliament · senate · executive · cabinet · ministry · bureaucracy · statecraft · sovereignty · legislative · judiciary
- lawslaws, statute, ordinance, acts, statutes
- government actionslaws, policies, resolution, mandates, executive order
- official documentsbirth certificate, marriage certificate, death certificate, passport, driver's license
- restrictionsban, bans, limits, limit, restrictions
- ruleslaw, rule, guideline, bylaw, standard
- written documentsnewspaper, diary, journal, manuscript, scroll
decreesrequests
Formal expressions of want
suggestions · recommendations · appeals · pleas · entreaties
decreesopinions
Subjective beliefs or assessments
musings · proposals · suggestions · drafts · deliberations
- presidential decreeHead of state's directive
- divorce decreeCourt document ending marriage
- royal decreeOfficial order from sovereign
- by decree
- imperial decreeSovereign's formal command
- divine decreeGod's official pronouncement