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fi⋅at

  [fee-aht, -at; fahy-uht, -at]
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–noun
1. an authoritative decree, sanction, or order: a royal fiat.
2. a formula containing the word fiat, by which a person in authority gives sanction.
3. an arbitrary decree or pronouncement, esp. by a person or group of persons having absolute authority to enforce it: The king ruled by fiat.
Origin:
1625–35; < L: let it be done, 3rd sing. pres. subj. of fierī to become
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fi·at   (fē'ət, -āt', -ät', fī'āt', -ət)   
n.  

  1. An arbitrary order or decree.

  2. Authorization or sanction: government fiat.


[Medieval Latin, from Latin, let it be done, third person sing. present subjunctive of fierī, to become, to be done; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

fiat 
1384, from fiat lux "let there be light" in the Book of Genesis, from L. fiat "let it be done" (also used in the opening of M.L. proclamations and commands), third pers. sing. pres. subjunctive of fieri, used as passive of facere "to make, do" (see factitious).
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Main Entry: fi·at
Pronunciation: 'fE-"ät, -"at, -&t; 'fI-"at
Function: noun
1 : DECREE
2 : an authoritative but arbitrary order fiat —L. H. Tribe>
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
FIAT
Italian Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin)
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