decree

noun/dɪˈkriː/

Frequency rank: #5,224 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

an official order or decision made by a person or group in authority.

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Example sentence

The king issued a new decree ordering all citizens to pay a tax.

Synonyms & related words

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