English
fiat
see also: Fiat, FIAT
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈfaɪæt/ or IPA: /ˈfi.æt/
Noun

fiat (plural fiats)

  1. An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
    • 1788, Alexander Hamilton, Federalist no. 73
      The reflection that the fate of a fellow-creature depended on his sole fiat, would naturally inspire scrupulousness and caution; [...]
    A royal fiat.
    A presidential fiat.
  2. Authorization, permission or (official) sanction.
    A government fiat.
    To rule by fiat.
  3. (English law) A warrant of a judge for certain processes.
  4. (English law) An authority for certain proceedings given by the Lord Chancellor's signature.
Translations Translations Verb

fiat (fiats, present participle fiating; past and past participle fiated)

  1. (transitive, used in academic debate and role-playing games) To make (something) happen.
Fiat
Noun

fiat (plural fiats)

  1. An automobile manufactured by the Italian firm Fiat S.p.A..
    • 1997 Jill Nagle: Whores and Other Feminists (page 160)
      Even as a young feminist who was very angry at men, a real ballbuster, I had a boyfriend who drove a Fiat, I was always fashionable, even though it was hippie gear.
    • 2003 -- Mary-Rose MacColl: Killing Superman (page 108)
      We'd watched Marion pile her three kids and their stuff into an old Fiat 124 I was sure Dad must have picked for her; she didn't look like a Fiat driver at heart.
    • 2005 -- Chris Bonner: Reducing Stress-related Behaviours in People with Dementia Care-based Therapy (page 13)
      You are jet-lagged, have a headache, can't stand driving a Fiat, it's turned dark and you cannot see or read the road signs.
FIAT
Proper noun
  1. Initialism of fix it again Tony


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