| Front | decree |
|---|---|
| Back | noun, verbBrE /dɪˈkriː/NAmE /dɪˈkriː/noun 1 [countable, uncountable] an official order from a ruler or a government that becomes the lawto issue/sign a decree a presidential/royal decree a leader who rules by decree (= not in ademocratic way) 2 [countable] a decision that is made in court verb (de•cree•ing, de•creed, de•creed)[transitive, intransitive]to decide, judge or order sth officially~ (sth)The government decreed a state of emergency.~ what, how, etc… We cannot decree what the committee should do.it is decreed that… It was decreed that the following day would be a holiday. |
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