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Recent Examples of ukase Government by executive ukase. Christopher Demuth, WSJ, 12 Nov. 2021 The restrictions that remain from that March 2020 ukase will wind down in February, at Garcetti’s request and with the council’s vote. Patt Morrisoncolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022 To be clear, the Pennsylvania court’s post–November 3 ballot-counting ukase has not been validated. Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 3 Nov. 2020 After a brief sitting this week, under Johnson’s ukase, Parliament was not scheduled to meet again until Oct. 14, leaving him with a lot of unaccountable power. E.j. Dionne Jr., The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2019 Trump must have felt quite confident in issuing his ukase. Garrett Epps, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2017
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Noun
  • Notably, most members of Yoon’s conservative party refused to vote against him, but the opposition was able to persuade enough of them to secure the two-thirds vote needed to block the martial law decree at least.
    Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The president-elect is very likely to both create and destroy fortunes by executive decree.
    Felix Salmon, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • At this point, work flexibility implementation becomes part of your team culture, rather than an edict or policy declaration.
    Martin Zwilling, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • In July, a United Nations report said the ministry was contributing to a climate of fear and intimidation among Afghans through edicts and the methods used to enforce them.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Willis has asked the Georgia Supreme Court to reverse the ruling removing her and her office from the case.
    DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 18 Jan. 2025
  • TikTok has asked the court to stay the ruling until President-elect Donald Trump is in office.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • That was the directive the film’s Dyas received from director Pablo Larrain when approaching their latest film together.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Some hoped the exemption to the return-to-office directive would prevent them from catching COVID-19, others knew that working from home provided more flexibility to meet their health needs.
    William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025

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“Ukase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ukase. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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