Fiat definition
Authorization or sanction.
Government fiat.
noun
An order issued by legal authority, traditionally beginning with the word fiat (“let it be done”); decree.
noun
An arbitrary order or decree.
noun
A sanction; authorization.
noun
Any arbitrary order.
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The definition of a fiat is an order or decree, or any arbitrary order.
An example of a fiat is a legally binding decree that is issued by a king.
noun
(derogatory, slang, automotive) Fix it again Tony, a derogatory slang phrase for Fiat, a backronym.
acronym
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
fiat
Plural:
fiatsOrigin of fiat
- Medieval Latin from Latin let it be done third person sing. present subjunctive of fierī to become, to be done bheuə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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