| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| MANDATE | Authoritative order | |
| COMMAND | Authoritative order | |
| EDICT | Authoritative order | |
| FIAT | An authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree. | |
| DIRECTION | That which is imposed by directing; a guiding or authoritative instruction; prescription; order; command; as, he grave directions to the servants. | |
| PRECENT | Any commandment, instruction, or order intended as an authoritative rule of action; esp., a command respecting moral conduct; an injunction; a rule. | |
| DECRETAL | An authoritative order or decree; especially, a letter of the pope, determining some point or question in ecclesiastical law. The decretals form the second part of the canon law. | |
| DICTATE | A statement delivered with authority; an order; a command; an authoritative rule, principle, or maxim; a prescription; as, listen to the dictat... | |
| DECREE | ... is to be done by a subordinate; also, a determination by one having power, deciding what is to be done or to take place; edict, law; authoritat... | |
| SHALL | ...hen . . . , " since a promise or threat and an authoritative prophecy nearly coincide in significance. In shall with the first person, the ne... | |