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decree

verb [T]
 
 
/dɪˈkriː/

Definition

to officially decide or order that something must happen: They decreed an end to discrimination on grounds of age. [+ that] The local council has decreed that the hospital should close.Giving orders and commands
(Definition of decree verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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