diktat

[ dik-taht ]

noun

1. a harsh, punitive settlement or decree imposed unilaterally on a defeated nation, political party, etc.
2. any decree or authoritative statement:

   The Board of Education issued a diktat that all employees must report an hour earlier.

diktat

/ ˈdɪktɑːt /

noun

1. decree or settlement imposed, esp by a ruler or a victorious nation
2. a dogmatic statement

Word History and Origins

Origin of diktat¹

1930–35; < German: literally, something dictated < Latin dictātus, past participle of dictāre to dictate

Word History and Origins

Origin of diktat¹

German: dictation, from Latin dictātum, from dictāre to dictate

Example Sentences

But the Kandahar-based leadership has remained intransigent, and there has been no public breaking of ranks with the supreme leader’s diktats.

From BBC

Jenny Gilruth said that she trusted headteachers to make decisions in this area, and that she didn’t want to issue any “diktat.”

From BBC

But there are fewer sons and daughters for ageing parents to rely on - one reason is the "one-child" diktat which prevented couples from having two or more children between 1980 to 2015.

From BBC

For the sequel to this emotional film, which had delicately handled the complexities around infidelity and social diktats, Kapur decided to experiment with AI tool ChatGPT.

From BBC

Talks on the IMF 48-month arrangement have been in limbo after Saied rejected terms including cutting subsidies and reducing the public wage bill, saying the "diktats" laid down by the international lender were unacceptable.

From Reuters