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Military '''fiat''' is a [[process]] whereby a [[decision]] is made and enforced by [[military]] means without the participation of other [[political]] elements. The [[Latin]] term fiat, translated as "let it be," suggests the [[autocratic]] attitude ascribed to such a process. For example, many coups involve the imposition of a new government by military fiat.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_fiat]
Military '''fiat''' is a [[process]] whereby a [[decision]] is made and enforced by [[military]] means without the participation of other [[political]] elements. The [[Latin]] term fiat, translated as "let it be," suggests the [[autocratic]] attitude ascribed to such a process. For example, many coups involve the imposition of a new government by military fiat.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_fiat]
==Definition==
===Pronunciation===
\ˈfē-ət, -ˌat, -ˌät; ˈfī-ət, -ˌat\
===Function===
noun
===Etymology===
Latin, let it be done, 3d singular present subjunctive of fieri to become, be done — more at be
===Date: circa 1631===
1 : a command or [[act]] of will that creates something without or as if without further effort
2 : an [[authoritative]] determination : dictate <a fiat of conscience>
3 : an authoritative or [[arbitrary]] order : decree <government by fiat>
[[Category: General Reference]]
[[Category: General Reference]]