Fiat
noun
An official command or decision given by a person with power or authority.
The government acted by fiat to resolve the dispute.
Often appears as...
- government fiat
- by fiat
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Formal
noun
A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record.
A court issuing a fiat to cease operations.
Often appears as...
- court fiat
- by fiat
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Formal
Technical
noun
The name of a famous Italian car manufacturing company.
The new Fiat model has been announced recently
Often appears as...
- fiat car
- fiat model
noun
An official command or decision given by a person with power or authority.
The government acted by fiat to resolve the dispute.
Often appears as...
- government fiat
- by fiat
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record.
A court issuing a fiat to cease operations.
Often appears as...
- court fiat
- by fiat
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
The name of a famous Italian car manufacturing company.
The new Fiat model has been announced recently
Often appears as...
- fiat car
- fiat model
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Authority Power
Fiat implies a strong authoritative decision without room for negotiation or debate.
The new school policy was introduced by fiat, leaving no room for discussion.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Popular
Fiats can be controversial; they're not always accepted or agreed upon by everyone.
The mayor's fiat on park curfews angered local residents.
Pro Tip 3/3Implied Speed
Using 'fiat' can suggest that a decision was made quickly, bypassing usual processes.
By fiat, the leader disbanded the committee without prior notice.
Pro Tip 1/3Authority Power
Fiat implies a strong authoritative decision without room for negotiation or debate.
The new school policy was introduced by fiat, leaving no room for discussion.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Popular
Fiats can be controversial; they're not always accepted or agreed upon by everyone.
The mayor's fiat on park curfews angered local residents.
Pro Tip 3/3Implied Speed
Using 'fiat' can suggest that a decision was made quickly, bypassing usual processes.
By fiat, the leader disbanded the committee without prior notice.
Pro Tip 1/3Authority Power
Fiat implies a strong authoritative decision without room for negotiation or debate.
The new school policy was introduced by fiat, leaving no room for discussion.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Popular
Fiats can be controversial; they're not always accepted or agreed upon by everyone.
The mayor's fiat on park curfews angered local residents.
Pro Tip 3/3Implied Speed
Using 'fiat' can suggest that a decision was made quickly, bypassing usual processes.
By fiat, the leader disbanded the committee without prior notice.
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Video examples
Why does the universe...
but he's still in thrall to a religious worldview. He sees physical laws as being like divine commands. The laws of quantum field theory for him are like fiat lux, "Let there be light." The laws have some sort of ontological power or clout that they can form the abyss,
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What gives a dollar bill...
was linked to valuable commodities and the amount of it in circulation depended on a government's gold or silver reserves. But after the US abolished this system in 1971, the dollar became what is known as fiat money, meaning not linked to any external resource
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Unpacking the nuts and...
we talk about how Bitcoin works let's digress for a moment and review the state of money today as you all know the supply of our paper money called fiat money by economists is controlled by a central trusted authority within each
Video examples
Why does the universe...
but he's still in thrall to a religious worldview. He sees physical laws as being like divine commands. The laws of quantum field theory for him are like fiat lux, "Let there be light." The laws have some sort of ontological power or clout that they can form the abyss,
Video examples
What gives a dollar bill...
was linked to valuable commodities and the amount of it in circulation depended on a government's gold or silver reserves. But after the US abolished this system in 1971, the dollar became what is known as fiat money, meaning not linked to any external resource
Video examples
Unpacking the nuts and...
we talk about how Bitcoin works let's digress for a moment and review the state of money today as you all know the supply of our paper money called fiat money by economists is controlled by a central trusted authority within each
Example 1 of 3
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Carl Sagan
American Scientist
We hunger to understand, so we invent myths about how we imagine the world is constructed - and they're, of course, based upon what we know, which is ourselves and other animals. So we make up stories about how the world was hatched from a cosmic egg or created after the mating of cosmic deities or by some fiat of a powerful being.
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Eric Maskin
American Economist
Because mechanism designers do not generally know which outcomes are optimal in advance, they have to proceed more indirectly than simply prescribing outcomes by fiat; in particular, the mechanisms designed must generate the information needed as they are executed.
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Matt Taibbi
American Author
The national debt is totally unlike a family budget for about a gazillion reasons, not the least of which being that families cannot raise money by fiat or deflate the size of their debt unilaterally and that family members die instead of existing infinitely.
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Ron Paul
American Politician
A system of capitalism presumes sound money, not fiat money manipulated by a central bank. Capitalism cherishes voluntary contracts and interest rates that are determined by savings, not credit creation by a central bank.
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Lapo Elkann
Italian Businessman
Italy's assets are her style, her beauty, her creativity, her passion, her energy, her technology; and these will be core brand values of all our cars. Fiat as a company has a long way to go and a steep road ahead.
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Nipsey Hussle
American Rapper
People that's in power - the central banks, these fiat currencies that are traded globally - they got influence over the messaging and the narrative in the media.
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Brad Garlinghouse
American Businessman
I don't think central banks are going to give up fiat currency anytime in my lifetime.
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Ron DeSantis
American Politician
You can't just magically create subsides through executive fiat.
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Ratan Tata
Indian Businessman
Fiat has assembly plants in Brazil and Argentina.
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Tyler Winklevoss
American Businessman
I think fiat currencies will become digital.
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Carl Sagan
American Scientist
We hunger to understand, so we invent myths about how we imagine the world is constructed - and they're, of course, based upon what we know, which is ourselves and other animals. So we make up stories about how the world was hatched from a cosmic egg or created after the mating of cosmic deities or by some fiat of a powerful being.
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Eric Maskin
American Economist
Because mechanism designers do not generally know which outcomes are optimal in advance, they have to proceed more indirectly than simply prescribing outcomes by fiat; in particular, the mechanisms designed must generate the information needed as they are executed.
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Matt Taibbi
American Author
The national debt is totally unlike a family budget for about a gazillion reasons, not the least of which being that families cannot raise money by fiat or deflate the size of their debt unilaterally and that family members die instead of existing infinitely.
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Ron Paul
American Politician
A system of capitalism presumes sound money, not fiat money manipulated by a central bank. Capitalism cherishes voluntary contracts and interest rates that are determined by savings, not credit creation by a central bank.
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Lapo Elkann
Italian Businessman
Italy's assets are her style, her beauty, her creativity, her passion, her energy, her technology; and these will be core brand values of all our cars. Fiat as a company has a long way to go and a steep road ahead.
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Nipsey Hussle
American Rapper
People that's in power - the central banks, these fiat currencies that are traded globally - they got influence over the messaging and the narrative in the media.
Quote examples
Brad Garlinghouse
American Businessman
I don't think central banks are going to give up fiat currency anytime in my lifetime.
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Ron DeSantis
American Politician
You can't just magically create subsides through executive fiat.
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Ratan Tata
Indian Businessman
Fiat has assembly plants in Brazil and Argentina.
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Tyler Winklevoss
American Businessman
I think fiat currencies will become digital.
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