Decree and Issue

Decree

Decree verb - To request the doing of by virtue of one's authority.

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Issue and decree are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Issue" instead a verb "Decree".

Nearby Words: decreed, decreeing

Issue verb - To produce and release for distribution in printed form.

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Decree and issue are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decree" instead a verb "Issue".

Nearby Words: issued, issuing, issuance, issuer

new	new decree	new issue
final	final decree	final issue

Penelope, who was created because CBS had some sort of issue with portraying Arlene in the series the way she is in the comics, leading Jim Davis to decree that if they wouldn't allow Arlene his way then she should not be in the cartoon at all.

Source: Western Animation / Garfield and Friends
Clarke includes a sort of intentional and public Pet the Dog, when the Overlords issue a decree that all nations of the world must have strict laws to prevent animal cruelty.

Source: Pet The Dog / Literature

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