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DECREES Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word decrees. (exact relations)
There are 19 hypernyms of the word decrees. (close relations)
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instructions
nounn
noun

• a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it

laws
nounn
noun

• the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit

commands
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

• a military unit or region under the control of a single officer

• the power or authority to command

• availability for use

• a position of highest authority

• great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity

• (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

verb

• be in command of

• make someone do something

• demand as one's due

• look down on

• exercise authoritative control or power over

diktats
nounn
noun

• A harsh penalty or settlement imposed upon a defeated party by the victor

• A dogmatic decree, especially issued by one who rules without popular consent

directives
nounn
noun

• a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity

adjective satellite

• showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on

edicts
nounn
noun

• a formal or authoritative proclamation

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

mandates
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a document giving an official instruction or command

• 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

• the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory

verb

• assign under a mandate

• make mandatory

• assign authority to

orders
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

• (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy

• a degree in a continuum of size or quantity

• established customary state (especially of society)

• logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements

• a condition of regular or proper arrangement

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

• a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities

• a formal association of people with similar interests

• a body of rules followed by an assembly

• a group of person living under a religious rule

• (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families

• a request for something to be made, supplied, or served

• (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans

• the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement

verb

• give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

• make a request for something

• issue commands or orders for

• bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

• bring order to or into

• place in a certain order

• appoint to a clerical posts

• arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events

• assign a rank or rating to

prescriptions
nounn
adjective

• available only with a doctor's written prescription

noun

• directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions

• a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist

• written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person

• written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient

proclamations
nounn
noun

• a formal public statement

• the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice

regulations
nounn
noun

• an authoritative command

• a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

• the state of being controlled or governed

• (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered

• the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular

• the act of controlling or directing according to rule

adjective satellite

• prescribed by or according to regulation

requirements
nounn
noun

• required activity

• anything indispensable

• something that is required in advance

rulings
nounn
noun

• the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)

adjective satellite

• exercising power or authority

statutes
nounn
noun

• an act passed by a legislative body

adjective satellite

• enacted by a legislative body

edict
nounn
noun

• a formal or authoritative proclamation

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

fiat
nounn
noun

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

order
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

• (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy

• a degree in a continuum of size or quantity

• established customary state (especially of society)

• logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements

• a condition of regular or proper arrangement

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

• a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities

• a formal association of people with similar interests

• a body of rules followed by an assembly

• a group of person living under a religious rule

• (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families

• a request for something to be made, supplied, or served

• (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans

• the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement

verb

• give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

• make a request for something

• issue commands or orders for

• bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

• bring order to or into

• place in a certain order

• appoint to a clerical posts

• arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events

• assign a rank or rating to

rescript
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality

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

• the act of rewriting something

• something that has been written again

rule
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

• something regarded as a normative example

• prescribed guide for conduct or action

• (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice

• a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

• the duration of a monarch's or government's power

• dominance or power through legal authority

• directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted

• any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order

• a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system

• (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems

• measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths

verb

• exercise authority over; as of nations

• decide with authority

• be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

• decide on and make a declaration about

• have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac

• mark or draw with a ruler

• keep in check

Best Hypernyms For DECREES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for decrees, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (18)
act decide declare determine enactment instructions laws commands directives edicts mandates orders ordinances proclamations pronouncements regulations rulings statutes
Phrases (1)
make up one's mind

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