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decree

 
 
/dɪˈkriː/ noun [C]

Translation

an official order or decision from a government or leader
kararname, emir
a presidential/royal decree2386842332
decree verb [T] (present participle decreeing, past tense and past participle decreed)
emir vermek
(Definition of decree noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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