ukase
/juˈkeɪs/
noun
- An official decree or order, especially from a ruler or authority.
- The tsar issued a ukase that changed the laws of the empire.
- The company's new policy felt like a ukase from the CEO, with no discussion allowed.
- Historians study the ukase that abolished serfdom in Russia.
- Any arbitrary or final command or decision.
- The committee's ukase ended all debate on the matter.
- She treated her family's weekend plans like a personal ukase.
- The manager's ukase about the dress code surprised everyone.