fiats
Dictator's official pronouncements
Fiats are authoritative decrees or orders, often issued without consultation: The new policies came down as fiats from headquarters.
The word carries a whiff of autocracy—decisions made by fiat bypass democratic process or discussion.
In another sense, fiats are Fiat automobiles, the Italian brand.
Authoritative public commands
- mandatesAuthoritative commands or requirements
- ordersInstructions to obey
- proclamationsFormal public announcements
- directivesFormal commands or instructions
commands · rulings · dictates · pronouncements · ordinances · bulls · authorizations · sanctions
Official orders with force
- impositionsUnwelcome obligations placed on someone
- dictatorialImposing absolute control
- unilateralAffecting one side only
- authoritarianFavoring absolute control
top-down · by decree · without consent · autocratic · heavy-handed · imperious · peremptory · high-handed
Currency for transactions
- liraHistoric Mediterranean currency
- banknotesPaper currency notes
- legal tenderOfficially recognized payment medium
- government-backedSupported by public authority
central bank · monetary policy · inflation · devaluation · paper money · exchange rates · reserve currency · petrodollar
Five hundred units
- SpiderProper designation for someone
- TurinPiedmont's chief city
- ChryslerAmerican automobile manufacturer
- subcompactSmallest car classification
hatchback · European · commuter car · city car · retro design · convertible · economical
edicts
Authoritative public commands
- mandatesAuthoritative commands or requirements
- ordersInstructions to obey
- proclamationsFormal public announcements
directives · commands · rulings · dictates · pronouncements · ordinances · bulls · authorizations · sanctions · injunctions
decrees
Official orders with force
- impositionsUnwelcome obligations placed on someone
- dictatorialImposing absolute control
- unilateralAffecting one side only
authoritarian · top-down · by decree · without consent · autocratic · heavy-handed · imperious · peremptory · high-handed · dogmatic
money
Currency for transactions
- liraHistoric Mediterranean currency
- banknotesPaper currency notes
- legal tenderOfficially recognized payment medium
government-backed · central bank · monetary policy · inflation · devaluation · paper money · exchange rates · reserve currency · petrodollar · yuan
500
Five hundred units
- SpiderProper designation for someone
- TurinPiedmont's chief city
- ChryslerAmerican automobile manufacturer
subcompact · hatchback · European · commuter car · city car · retro design · convertible · economical
- royal decreesroyal decree, royal decrees, decree, decrees, royal edict
- mandatesmandates, edicts, decrees, dictates, directives
fiatsagreements
Formal mutual arrangements
negotiations · compromises · treaties · contracts · consensuses
fiatssuggestions
Proposed ideas or advice
recommendations · proposals · requests · appeals · entreaties
fiatsreferendums
Popular votes on issues
votes · elections · plebiscites · deliberations · ballots
- Fiat 500Italian subcompact automobile
- fiat currencyState-issued unbacked tender
- fiat moneyLegal tender by decree
- fiat currenciesCurrency without intrinsic worth