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edict
noun as in pronouncement, order
Example Sentences
Wearing suits and green ties, the players were following the edict of their coach to act classy and be thankful and polite.
He claimed Obergefell “inevitably set in conflict between those who ascribe to the Supreme Court’s edict and those who have a firmly held religious belief that marriage is between a man and a woman.”
Homeless advocacy organizations saw those edicts as a push for criminalization of homelessness and mental illness.
As for his latest edict allowing worshipers to forgo Mass, Rojas said it will remain in effect until further notice or until the circumstances “necessitating this decree are sufficiently resolved.”
Customs and Border Protection, and elsewhere appeared on the streets of Portland, authorized by a presidential edict to protect federal buildings.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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