diktat

dik·tat

noun \dik-ˈtät\

Definition of DIKTAT

1

: a harsh settlement unilaterally imposed (as on a defeated nation)

2

: decree, order

Examples of DIKTAT

1. The company president issued a diktat that employees may not wear jeans to work.
2. <a democratic government has to be something wanted by that nation's citizens and not something created by a foreign power's diktat>

Origin of DIKTAT

German, literally, something dictated, from New Latin dictatum, from Latin, neuter of dictatus, past participle of dictare to dictate

First Known Use: 1933

Related to DIKTAT

Synonyms: bull, decree, edict, directive, fiat, rescript, ruling, ukase

Related Words: call, conclusion, decision, deliverance, determination, diagnosis, judgment (or judgement), opinion, resolution, verdict; announcement, declaration, dictum, manifesto, proclamation, pronouncement; canon, encyclical

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