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decree

/dɪˈkɹiː/noun, verb2 syllables

Decree means: a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge).

Synonyms for decree7

noun, as in a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

edict, fiat, order, rescript

verb, as in decide with authority

rule

also used for decree

enact, ordain

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What does decree mean?3

noun

1

a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)“a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there”

verb

1

decide with authority“The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed”

2

issue a decree“The King only can decree”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with decree?60

three syllables

guarantee
Show 40 near rhymes
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All 60 rhymes for decree, grouped by syllable

Decree in a sentence

  • Putin signed a decree about the appointment of a new government.Nylez
  • There is too much jargon in this decree.Miktsoanit
  • They say the decree is no longer valid.Miktsoanit
  • Putin has signed a decree on the composition of the new government.Miktsoanit
  • The king must issue a new decree on the construction of new buildings.Miktsoanit
  • Algeria has issued many laws and decrees to get rid of its bureaucracy.Amastan
  • All these government decrees are contradictory and meaningless.SillyDonut7
  • These two decrees limit the freedom of citizens.Miktsoanit

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Forms of decree

as a noun

plural
decrees

as a verb

past tense
decreed
present participle
decreeing
third-person singular
decrees
past participle
decreed