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fiat (noun):

1 : an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree – government by fiat
2 : an authoritative determination
3 : a command or act of will that creates something without or as if without further effort

Source : Merriam -Webster

Etymology : Latin, let it be done, 3rd singular present subjunctive of fieri to become, be done – first use 1631

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