as in decree
an order publicly issued by an authority a democratic government has to be something wanted by that nation's citizens and not something created by a foreign power's diktat

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Recent Examples on the Web Fiala’s predecessor, Andrej Babis, is similarly aligned with Fico’s camp, a populist wary of E.U. diktat and more friendly to Moscow. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024 Netanyahu’s plan rejects any unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state and all international diktats regarding the terms of a permanent Israeli-Palestinian agreement. Ehud Barak, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2024 Asian countries would not eagerly accept Beijing’s diktats, but absent Washington’s intervention, their options would be limited. Andrew S. Erickson, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2024 Many of the measures were approved by an overwhelming majority of the judges, with an Israeli judge even voting in favor of two of the half dozen diktats imposed. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for diktat 

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“Diktat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diktat. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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