Dictate vs Fiat - What's the difference?
dictate | fiat | Related terms |
To order, command, control.
* 2001 , Sydney I. Landau, Dictionaries: The Art and Craft of Lexicography , Cambridge University Press (ISBN 0-521-78512-X), page 409,
To speak in order for someone to write down the words.
An authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
* 1788 , Alexander Hamilton,
(English law) A warrant of a judge for certain processes.
(English law) An authority for certain proceedings given by the Lord Chancellor's signature.
As nouns the difference between dictate and fiat
is that dictate is an order or command while fiat is an authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.As verbs the difference between dictate and fiat
is that dictate is to order, command, control while fiat is to make (something) happen.As a proper noun Fiat is
an automobile manufactured by the Italian firm Fiat S.p.A..As a phrase FIAT is
fix it again Tony, a derogatory slang phrase for Fiat, a backronym.dictate
English
Verb
(dictat)- Trademark Owners will nevertheless try to dictate how their marks are to be represented, but dictionary publishers with spine can resist such pressure.
- She is dictating a letter to a stenographer.
- The French teacher dictated a passage from Victor Hugo.
Derived terms
* dictation * dictatorfiat
English
Noun
(en noun)- The reflection that the fate of a fellow-creature depended on his sole fiat , would naturally inspire scrupulousness and caution; [...]