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Fiat 1100 Words You Need Week 19 Day 2

Published on April 17th, 2020 | Last updated on April 17th, 2020 by | Category: 1100 Words You Need to Know Flashcards, English Vocabulary in Context | No Comments on Fiat 1100 Words You Need Week 19 Day 2 | 64 Views | Reading Time: 1 minute

Fiat 1100 Words You Need

Fiat 1100 Words You Need

/ˈfiː.æt/ (noun)

an official order given by a person who’s in authority or power, official authorization, official sanction, order, command, decree, instruction, directive:

We have now entered into a strange twilight zone where ego trumps justice, propaganda perverts truth, and imperial presidents—empowered to indulge their authoritarian tendencies by legalistic courts, corrupt legislatures and a disinterested, distracted populace—rule by fiat rather than by the rule of law.

This attempt by Trump to rule by fiat merely plays into the hands of those who would distort the government’s system of checks and balances and its constitutional separation of powers beyond all recognition.

Source: https://www.counterpunch.org/

Farsi: حکم ،اجازه ،رخصت ،حکمى ،امرى

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