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edict In 1989 an edict by the leader of Iran pronouncing a death sentence on a British novelist stunned the world. ˈidɪkt

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(1) An official announcement that has the force of a law. (2) An order or command. Edicts are few and far between in a democracy, since very few important laws can be made by a president or prime minister acting alone. But when a crisis arose in the Roman Republic, the senate would appoint a dictator, who would have the power to rule by edict. The idea was that the dictator could make decisions quickly, issuing his edicts faster than the senate could act. When the crisis was over, the edicts were canceled and the dictator usually retired from public life. Things are different today: dictators almost always install themselves in power, and they never give it up

word	edict
definition	(1) An official announcement that has the force of a law. (2) An order or command.
eg_sentence	In 1989 an edict by the leader of Iran pronouncing a death sentence on a British novelist stunned the world.
explanation	Edicts are few and far between in a democracy, since very few important laws can be made by a president or prime minister acting alone. But when a crisis arose in the Roman Republic, the senate would appoint a dictator, who would have the power to rule by edict. The idea was that the dictator could make decisions quickly, issuing his edicts faster than the senate could act. When the crisis was over, the edicts were canceled and the dictator usually retired from public life. Things are different today: dictators almost always install themselves in power, and they never give it up
IPA	ˈidɪkt

Edicts Crisis Senate Dictator Official Announcement Force Law