fiat
Ruler's binding word
A fiat is an authoritative decree or order, especially one issued without consultation or consent: The king ruled by fiat.
The word implies unilateral power—decisions made because someone has the authority to make them, not because others agreed.
In economics, fiat money or fiat currency is government-issued money not backed by a physical commodity like gold: The dollar became pure fiat currency in 1971. (Capitalized Fiat is the Italian automaker.)
Subject to sudden changes
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- unilateralAffecting one side only
- autocraticRuling with absolute authority
- despoticExercising absolute authority
dictatorial · willful · unreasoned · unjustified · groundless · baseless · high-handed · imperious
Formal public announcement
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- dictumAuthoritative formal statement
- directiveFormal command or instruction
- commandmentAuthoritative rule to obey
injunction · pronouncement · ukase · rescript · diktat · ordinance · writ · bull
Currency in bill form
- banknotesPaper currency notes
- legal tenderOfficially recognized payment medium
- central bankNational currency management institution
- monetary policyCentral bank economic controls
inflation · deflation · purchasing power · reserve currency · dollar · euro · yen · yuan
Supreme independent authority
- dominionAuthority to rule
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- controlAuthority to direct
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
rule · autocracy · supremacy · tyranny · hegemony · absolutism · dictatorship · authoritarianism
Point of creation
- ex nihiloOut of the void
- divine commandDirective from a god
- cosmogonyStudy of universal origins
- creation mythOrigin narrative of existence
divine will · origination · inception · beginning · creation narrative
capricious
Subject to sudden changes
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- unilateralAffecting one side only
- autocraticRuling with absolute authority
despotic · dictatorial · willful · unreasoned · unjustified · groundless · baseless · high-handed · imperious · peremptory
proclamation
Formal public announcement
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- dictumAuthoritative formal statement
- directiveFormal command or instruction
commandment · injunction · pronouncement · ukase · rescript · diktat · ordinance · writ · bull · order
paper money
Currency in bill form
- banknotesPaper currency notes
- legal tenderOfficially recognized payment medium
- central bankNational currency management institution
monetary policy · inflation · deflation · purchasing power · reserve currency · dollar · euro · yen · yuan · demonetization
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
command · rule · autocracy · supremacy · tyranny · hegemony · absolutism · dictatorship · authoritarianism · dominance
genesis
Point of creation
- ex nihiloOut of the void
- divine commandDirective from a god
- cosmogonyStudy of universal origins
creation myth · divine will · origination · inception · beginning · creation narrative
- currencydollar, euro, pound, yen, peso
- moneydollar, euro, coin, cash, pound
- commandsgo, stop, wait, come, run
- declarationsdeclaration, declarations, proclamation, proclamations, announcement
- Latin Wordsad, ad nauseam, et, caveat emptor, affidavit
- debaterebuttal, argument, rebuttals, refute, case
fiatrequest
Formal act of seeking
suggestion · proposal · petition · entreaty · plea
fiatveto
Official refusal to approve
prohibition · ban · rejection · disapproval · denial
fiatquestion
Request for information
inquiry · query · deliberation · equivocation · hesitation
- Fiat 500Italian subcompact automobile
- fiat currencyState-issued unbacked tender
- fiat moneyLegal tender by decree
- fiat currenciesCurrency without intrinsic worth