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.