as in decree
an order publicly issued by an authority
she brazenly ignored the company's ukase about entering by the back door
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Recent Examples of ukase
Government by executive ukase.
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Christopher Demuth, WSJ, 12 Nov. 2021
The restrictions that remain from that March 2020 ukase will wind down in February, at Garcetti’s request and with the council’s vote.
—Patt Morrisoncolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022
To be clear, the Pennsylvania court’s post–November 3 ballot-counting ukase has not been validated.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 3 Nov. 2020
After a brief sitting this week, under Johnson’s ukase, Parliament was not scheduled to meet again until Oct. 14, leaving him with a lot of unaccountable power.
—E.j. Dionne Jr., The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2019
Trump must have felt quite confident in issuing his ukase.
—Garrett Epps, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2017
Christopher Demuth, WSJ, 12 Nov. 2021
The restrictions that remain from that March 2020 ukase will wind down in February, at Garcetti’s request and with the council’s vote.
—Patt Morrisoncolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022
To be clear, the Pennsylvania court’s post–November 3 ballot-counting ukase has not been validated.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 3 Nov. 2020
After a brief sitting this week, under Johnson’s ukase, Parliament was not scheduled to meet again until Oct. 14, leaving him with a lot of unaccountable power.
—E.j. Dionne Jr., The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2019
Trump must have felt quite confident in issuing his ukase.
—Garrett Epps, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ukase
Noun
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Bezos owns the Post, and this decree is within his prerogatives.—
Ruth Marcus,
The New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2025
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What value could Republican concessions possibly have if Trump can simply override them through executive decree?—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The column does not call out Bezos personally but raises concerns about his new edict.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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Businesses and investors face significant challenges managing climate risk in light of the federal government’s dramatic new climate edicts.—
John Kostyack,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In his ruling, Furman said Khalil's petition raised serious allegations that warranted review by a court.—
Luc Cohen,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Following the Supreme Court’s ruling against race-conscious admissions, Harvard University saw a decrease in Black student enrollment.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This can lead to a breakdown in command and control, with some units acting independently or based on politically motivated directives.—
Samuel C. Mahaney,
The Conversation,
21 Mar. 2025
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The false links contain appropriate meta directives to prevent search engine indexing while remaining attractive to data-scraping bots.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Ukase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ukase. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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