decree

Example Sentences

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But the Fed chair governs by persuasion, not decree.

From Barron's

Sharaa issued a decree last month on Kurdish national rights, including the recognition of Kurdish as an official language for the first time since Syria's independence in 1946.

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Authorisation to carry the "non‑lethal" weapon is granted "on an experimental basis" for a period of three years from the date the decree enters into force, the journal entry said.

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All of them stopped obediently when Bronden decreed, to help cut the limp, spiky tips from the pine-smelling trees that were growing along the way.

From Literature

She said a public safety decree dating to the early 2000s fails to provide a mechanism for restoring buildings constructed before it was issued.

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