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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-909/
- Published: 2022-07-26T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-07-26T18:56:20.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 23:04

The word for today is…

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](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiat?ref=goodoil.news)

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

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