decree
Meaning of decree
noun
- an official order that has the force of law.
the decree guaranteed freedom of assembly
verb
order (something) by decree.
Middle English (denoting an edict issued by an ecclesiastical council to settle a point of doctrine or discipline): from Old French decre, decret, from Latin decretum ‘something decided’, from decernere ‘decide’.
Information about decree
- The plural form of decree is: decrees.
- Languages in which decree is used:
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Hyphenation of decree
de-cree
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- decree is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
decree synonyms
Meaning edict:
Meaning rule:
Meaning an authoritative order:
Meaning a divine rule, especially one of the Ten Commandments:
Meaning an official order or commission to do something:
Meaning a public or official announcement dealing with a matter of great importance:
Meaning a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source:
Meaning a general rule intended to regulate behaviour or thought:
Meaning an individual rule as part of a system of law:
Meaning a written law passed by a legislative body:
Meaning a written law passed by Parliament, Congress, etc:
Meaning a printed or written statement of the money owed for goods or services:
Meaning a rule or directive made and maintained by an authority:
Meaning an authoritative warning or order:
Meaning a law that is passed:
Meaning a public declaration of policy and aims, especially one issued before an election by a political party or candidate:
Meaning (in tsarist Russia) a decree with the force of law:
Meaning (especially in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries) a political manifesto or proclamation:
Meaning an oriental sovereign's edict:
Meaning a papal decree concerning a point of canon law:
Meaning a written decree of the sultan of Turkey:
Meaning control or decisively affect; determine:
Meaning state authoritatively or as a rule that (an action or procedure) should be carried out:
Meaning declare or announce in a formal or solemn way:
Meaning announce officially or publicly:
Meaning order (something) officially:
Meaning make (a bill or other proposal) law:
Meaning consider or declare to be true or the case:
Meaning instruct or urge (someone) to do something:
Meaning control the operations of; manage or govern:
Meaning come or bring to a resolution in the mind as a result of consideration:
Meaning cause (something) to occur in a particular way or to have a particular nature:
Translation of decree
- French: décret, ordonnance
- German: Verfügung, Dekret, anordnen, dekretieren, verfügen, verordnen
- Italian: decreto, decretare
- Spanish: auto, decreto, decretar
- Portuguese: decreto
Anagrams of decree
Words that rhyme with decree
Cree, Birecree, codecree, counterdecree, foredecree, predecree, undecree, scree
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