Sentence examples for decree meaning from inspiring English sources
But its proposal met with almost immediate rejection from Germany.The Socialist government in France pushed through liberalising reforms by decree, meaning they pass in parliament unless the government loses a vote of confidence.
Born in 1968, Mungiu calls himself a "child of the decree," meaning Ceausescu's 1966 edict restricting abortion and birth control for the purpose of spurring economic development by increasing the Romanian population.
It has been judged time and time again by the Department of Justice to have clear systemic failures in its treatment of citizens, and is currently under a consent decree, meaning it's being pushed by the feds to make reforms at every level.
"Look for the woman in the dress," Coco Chanel once decreed, meaning that her customer, not her clothes, should draw the eye first.
On Nov. 1, John Winston, head of the Enforcement Bureau, announced that three telephone operator services, USLD Communications, the AT&T Corporation and WorldCom, had signed consent decrees, meaning they agreed to changes without acknowledging wrongdoing.
The time limits were either ignored or extended by multiple decrees, meaning that all notes of these issues remained legal tender in practice until 21 August 2006.
Instead, we should follow another model, one that decrees that "we," meaning all Americans, should right the inequity for the sake of our country.
The terms of 10 senators expire in mid-January and parliament will be dissolved, meaning Martelly would rule by decree.
But the departing assembly granted Mr. Chávez special decree powers for the next 18 months, meaning he will be able to bypass the National Assembly to enact many laws.
As a result, the terms of all 83 members of the lower house and about two-thirds of the nation's senators expired, meaning that Mr. Aristide effectively rules by decree.
Still, no government decree can get the power on any more quickly, meaning much of this fuel may not reach tanks any more quickly.
