14
commission(noun, verb, order, command, authority)
11
rule(noun, verb, law, regulation, act)
11
word(noun, order, charge, rule, command)
10
authority(noun, order, ability, command, authority)
10
imperative(noun, adjective, order, charge, rule)
10
prescription(noun, order, charge, rule, command)
10
sanction(noun, verb, support, order, accept)
9
authorisation(noun, law, order, sasnction)
9
claim(noun, order, call, request, requirement)
9
commandment(noun, law, regulation, act, order)
9
ukase(noun, order, rule, command, demand)
8
dictum
8
mandatory(noun, make, politics, must)
7
delegation(noun, law, order, charge, authority)
7
empowerment(noun, order, authority, trust, authorization)
7
enactment(noun, regulation, act, order, charge)
7
statute(noun, control, order, charge, rule)
7
writ(noun, regulation, act, order, charge)
6
approve(verb, support, order, accept, favor)
6
authorize(verb, support, accept, favor, agree)
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