diktat
noun/ˈdɪktæt/UK/dɪkˈtɑt/US
Etymology
Borrowed from German Diktat, from Latin dictātum (“that which has been dictated”), from the perfect passive participle of dictō (“dictate”). Doublet of dictate. Originally used with reference to Germany's penalties as dictated by the Treaty of Versailles.
- borrowed from Diktat
Definitions
A dogmatic decree or command, especially issued by one who rules without popular consent.
- Whatever the pressures that have invoked the Minister's diktat, the outcome is Gilbertian.
- Today, regional diktat is now supplemented (though not wholly replaced) by other means of recruiting elites.
- It should be noted that Saddam's power was held up by fear and diktat.
A harsh penalty or settlement imposed upon a defeated party by the victor.
- Even Hitler's success in capturing the allegiance of the masses was due far more to this programmes of social reform than to his denunciations of the Diktats of Versailles or his belief in an expansionist future for Germany.
The neighborhood
- neighbordictate
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA