Need another word that means the same as “decree”? Find 29 synonyms and 30 related words for “decree” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Decree” are: edict, fiat, order, rescript, command, commandment, mandate, proclamation, dictum, promulgation, precept, judgement, verdict, adjudication, ruling, rule, resolution, arbitration, decision, conclusion, dictate, lay down, prescribe, pronounce, proclaim, ordain
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “decree” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| adjudication | The final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented. An adjudication had found a degree of unwarranted infringement of privacy. |
| arbitration | The hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management. They submitted their disagreement to arbitration. |
| command | The power or authority to command. He obeyed her commands without question. |
| commandment | A rule to be observed as strictly as one of the Ten Commandments. She had followed her mother s commandments for long enough. |
| conclusion | The formal and final arrangement of an agreement. Jump to a conclusion. |
| decision | The ability or tendency to make decisions quickly decisiveness. The burden of decision was his. |
| dictum | An authoritative declaration. The old dictum might is right. |
| edict | An official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority. Clovis issued an edict protecting Church property. |
| fiat | A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge. The reforms left most prices fixed by government fiat. |
| judgement | (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it. That is not in my judgement the end of the matter. |
| mandate | A territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves. He called an election to seek a mandate for his policies. |
| order | The insignia worn by members of an order of honour or merit. He took priest s orders. |
| precept | A rate or tax set by a precept. The precept required a supplementary rate of 6 1p in the pound. |
| proclamation | A clear declaration of something. Bold proclamations about their team s hopes for the season. |
| promulgation | The formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice. His promulgation of the policy proved to be premature. |
| rescript | An official edict or announcement. The tsar published a rescript which brought the government s reformist intentions into the public domain. |
| resolution | The number of pixels per square inch on a computer generated display the greater the resolution the better the picture. It was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work. |
| rule | Linguistics a rule describing or prescribing a linguistic practice. Those who did break the rules would be dealt with swiftly. |
| ruling | The reason for a court’s judgment (as opposed to the decision itself. The ruling was reversed in the appeal court. |
| verdict | An opinion or judgement. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “decree” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| command | Be in command of. Stop arguing he commanded. |
| dictate | Rule as a dictator. Choice is often dictated by availability. |
| lay down | Prepare or position for action or operation. |
| ordain | Order (something) officially. The king ordained that these courts should be revived. |
| order | Bring order to or into. She resented being ordered about. |
| prescribe | State authoritatively or as a rule that (an action or procedure) should be carried out. He was prescribed a course of antibiotics. |
| proclaim | Indicate clearly. He proclaimed King James II as King of England. |
| pronounce | Pronounce judgment on. Allow history to pronounce the verdict. |
| rule | Mark or draw with a ruler. Rule one s temper. |
| adjudge | Declare to be. The defaulter was adjudged to pay the whole amount. |
| announce | Make known make an announcement. The President s office announced that the siege would be lifted. |
| collective | A collective farm. A collective sigh of relief from parents. |
| communist | A member of the communist party. A French communist writer. |
| declaration | A statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties. The declaration of war. |
| declare | Declare to be. Pakistan declared at 446 for four. |
| edict | A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge. Clovis issued an edict protecting Church property. |
| exclaim | Utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy. I am not a Communist he exclaimed. |
| fiat | An arbitrary order. The reforms left most prices fixed by government fiat. |
| herald | A person or thing viewed as a sign that something is about to happen. The band have been heralded as the great hope for the nineties. |
| impose | Impose and collect. Social relations impose courtesy. |
| libertarian | An advocate of libertarianism. He holds libertarian views on most social issues. |
| manifesto | A public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government. Manifesto commitments. |
| nationalize | Naturalize (a foreigner). His heroic deeds were nationalized by the press. |
| notification | The action of notifying someone or something. We have yet to receive formal notification of the announcement. |
| outcry | Shout louder than. The public outcry over the bombing. |
| predicate | Logic what is predicated of the subject of a proposition the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula. The predicate dog is predicated of the subject Fido in the sentence Fido is a dog. |
| privatize | Change from governmental to private control or ownership. They were opposed to plans to privatize electricity and water. |
| proclaim | State or announce. Army commanders proclaimed a state of emergency. |
| profess | Teach a subject as a professor. A people professing Christianity. |
| promulgate | Put (a law or decree) into effect by official proclamation. In January 1852 the new Constitution was promulgated. |
| promulgation | The official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect. His promulgation of the policy proved to be premature. |
| pronouncement | A formal or authoritative announcement or declaration. Distrust of the pronouncements of politicians was endemic. |
| redistribute | Distribute anew. Their primary concern was to redistribute income from rich to poor. |
| revolutionary | Markedly new or introducing radical change. A revolutionary new drug. |
| socialist | Advocating or following the socialist principles. Socialistic government. |
| statutory | Prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute. Statutory controls over prices. |
| subversive | A subversive person. The government claimed we were subversives or terrorists. |
| ukase | (in tsarist Russia) a decree with the force of law. Tsar Alexander I issued his famous ukase unilaterally decreeing the North Pacific Coast Russian territory. |
| utopia | A work of fiction describing a utopia. Misplaced faith in political utopias has led to ruin. |
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