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History
Synonyms
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Meaning:
bidding

to do what he or she commands

command

bylaw

a law or regulation made by a local authority (e.g. a city council or railway company)

rules of a government, society

command

an order

directive, instruction

decree

an order given by a ruler or authority and having the force of a law

mandate, legal order

dictate

to say, read, aloud (words to be written down by another or others)

command; rule

injunction

an official order, especially from a law court, demanding that something shall or shall not be done

decree

jurisprudence

the science and philosophy of law

rules of a government, society

law

a rule made by authority for the proper regulation of a community or society or for behaviour

rules of a government, society

mandate

the authority given to representatives by voters, members of a trade union etc

authority, order

precept

a rule or guide for behaviour

law, rule of behavior, action

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