decree

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /dɪˈkriː/

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Noun

Singular decree

Plural decrees

1. (countable) A decree is an official order given by a government or authority.

   The king issued a decree banning hunting in the forest.

Verb

Plain form decree

Third-person singular decrees

Past tense decreed

Past participle decreed

Present participle decreeing

1. If someone with power decrees something, they order it, and in so doing make a rule or make it so.
   • Synonyms: declare, order and command

   The government decreed that the shops must close early.

   The church decreed a holiday.

   This is the life God has decreed for you.

   The treaty decreed the region neutral.