rule by decree

Examples (10)

• The general will rule by decree until a general election can be held.
• For decades, the dictator ruled by decree, bypassing the legislature entirely.
• The military junta currently rules by decree, having suspended the constitution.
• If the parliament is dissolved, the president might be forced to rule by decree.
• Historically, many monarchs ruled by decree, their word being law.
• A nation cannot be considered a democracy if its leaders choose to rule by decree.
• Ruling by decree allows a government to enact laws without debate or approval.
• During the state of emergency, the country was effectively ruled by decree.
• The interim government was given temporary authority to rule by decree to restore order.
• Critics argue that the new leader is attempting to rule by decree to consolidate power.