Oh stranger, go tell the Spartans that here we lie, obedient to their decrees.
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Decrees
Synonyms for "decrees" (195 found)
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Closest matches (39)
Strong matches (59)
declarationdeclaredeclare lawfuldecree-lawdecreementdecretaldecretumdeliverancedemanddesiredestinedeterminationdeterminediagnosisdictatedictationdictumdiktatdirectdirection
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directivedoomedictumenactenact lawsenactmentenjoinestablishfiatfilibusterfindfind againstfind forfindingforceforedestinyforegone conclusionforeknowledgeforeordinationformformalityformulaformularyformulateget the floorgive an ordergive the wordhave a mind tohave the floorimposeinjunctioninstituteinstitutioninstructinstructionipse dixitissue a command
Verb(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (97)
issue a writjudgementjuskilllawlay bylay downlegalizelegislatelegislationlegitimatelegitimatizelegitimizelexlobbylobby throughlogrolllotmake a regulationmake legal
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mandatemanifestomeasurenecessityobligeordainorderorder aboutordinanceordonnancepasspass judgmentpass sentencepigeonholepocketprecedentpreceptpredestinationpredeterminationpreordinationprescienceprescribeprescriptprescriptionproclaimproclamationprognosispromulgatepromulgationpronouncepronounce judgmentpronounce onpronouncementpronunciamentoput in forceput throughrailroadrailroad throughregulateregulationreportrequirerescriptresolutionresolvereturn a verdictroll logsrubricrulingsanctionsay the wordsee fitsenatus consultsenatus consultumsentencesetshapestanding orderstatutetabletake the floorthink fitthink goodthink properukaseutter a judgmentvalidateverdictvetowaywillwishyield the floor
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Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Algeria has issued many laws and decrees to get rid of its bureaucracy.
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All these government decrees are contradictory and meaningless.
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These two decrees limit the freedom of citizens.
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