enforce a decree

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To make people obey a decree.

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  • Local inspectors helped enforce presidential decrees.
  • The king's guard was responsible for enforcing the royal decree.
  • The court decree was strictly enforced by local authorities.
  • The government will use all available means to enforce the new decree on public gatherings.
  • It has proven difficult to enforce the decree in remote regions of the country.
  • The regime has failed to effectively enforce its own decrees, leading to widespread chaos.
  • To enforce a decree without public support is a recipe for rebellion.
  • The military was called in to enforce the emergency decree after civil unrest broke out.
  • How can they possibly enforce a decree that is so universally disliked?
  • The judiciary is tasked with interpreting the law, while the executive branch must enforce judicial decrees.