{
  "ukase":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a proclamation by a Russian emperor or government having the force of law":[],
      ": edict":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8k\u0101z",
      "\u02c8y\u00fc-\u02cck\u0101s",
      "\u00fc-\u02c8k\u00e4z",
      "-\u02cck\u0101z",
      "y\u00fc-\u02c8k\u0101s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bull",
      "decree",
      "diktat",
      "directive",
      "edict",
      "fiat",
      "rescript",
      "ruling"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "she brazenly ignored the company's ukase about entering by the back door",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "To be clear, the Pennsylvania court\u2019s post\u2013November 3 ballot-counting ukase has not been validated. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 3 Nov. 2020",
      "After a brief sitting this week, under Johnson\u2019s ukase , Parliament was not scheduled to meet again until Oct. 14, leaving him with a lot of unaccountable power. \u2014 E.j. Dionne Jr., The Mercury News , 5 Sep. 2019",
      "Trump must have felt quite confident in issuing his ukase . \u2014 Garrett Epps, The Atlantic , 11 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French & Russian; French, from Russian ukaz , from ukazat' to show, order; akin to Old Church Slavonic u- away, Latin au- , Sanskrit ava- and to Old Church Slavonic kazati to show":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1729, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204712"
  }
}