How to Use by decree in a Sentence

by decree

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Definition of by decreenext
  • Before he was gunned down in his home, Moïse, 53, had been ruling Haiti by decree for more than a year.
    — Washington Post, 17 July 2021
  • At the time, Moïse was ruling by decree and facing growing opposition protests.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The legislation, filed on parliament’s website, would extend Orban’s ability to rule by decree beyond the end of the month.
    — Zoltan Simon, Bloomberg.com, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The legislation, filed on parliament’s website, would extend Orban’s ability to rule by decree beyond the end of the month.
    — Zoltan Simon, Bloomberg.com, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The one piece of really good news, not just for Brazil but for the planet, is that restoring protections to the Amazon is something that can largely be done by decree, and these are moves Lula will unquestionably make.
    — David Rieff, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Castillo was impeached last week after attempting to dissolve Congress and govern by decree.
    — Arkansas Online, 17 Dec. 2022
  • The president’s decision to instate muerte cruzada means that Lasso can rule by decree until elections are held for a new president and legislative body.
    — Marlon Sorto, CNN, 17 May 2023
  • The president’s decision to instate muerte cruzada means that Lasso can rule by decree until elections are held for a new president and legislative body.
    — Marlon Sorto, CNN, 17 May 2023
  • Saied embarked on a major power grab in 2021, ousting the government, dissolving parliament, and deciding to rule by decree.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The civil unrest began after Castillo attempted to dissolve the country’s Congress and rule by decree on December 7.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Protesters accused him of overstaying his term, of controlling local gangs and of ruling by decree as the nation’s institutions were being hollowed out.
    — New York Times, 30 July 2021
  • But nothing is proceeding as normal because the new liberal government is behaving as if the last eight years have been entirely an aberration, to be annulled by decree rather than reformed by law.
    — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The incidents arose following the recent ousting of Castillo, who was impeached, arrested, and removed from office after attempting to dissolve the Peruvian Congress and rule by decree.
    — Justin Klawans, The Week, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Contrary to what some people — including some presidents! — seem to think, presidential emergency powers are not open-ended: The president cannot simply declare an emergency and then proceed to rule by decree like Charles de Gaulle.
    — The Editors, National Review, 22 July 2022
  • Saied has pushed Tunisia closer to autocracy since dismissing parliament in mid-2021 and moving to rule by decree, just a decade after protesters overthrew an autocratic regime in favor of democracy.
    — Larry Madowo, CNN, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Erdogan will be able to rule by decree, bypassing parliament and regional authorities controlled by opposition parties, and his government can limit fundamental rights.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 8 Feb. 2023

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