Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    Dik·tat
    /dikˈtät/

    noun

    • 1. an order or decree imposed by someone in power without popular consent: "a diktat from the Bundestag"
  2. People also ask

  3. 1. : a harsh settlement unilaterally imposed (as on a defeated nation) 2. : decree, order. Did you know? In diktat you might recognize the English word dictate. Both words derive from Latin dictare ("to assert" or "to dictate"), a form of dicere ("to say"). Diktat passed through German where it meant "something dictated."

  4. DIKTAT definition: 1. an order that must be obeyed, or the act of giving such an order: 2. an order that must be…. Learn more.

  5. Diktat definition: a harsh, punitive settlement or decree imposed unilaterally on a defeated nation, political party, etc.. See examples of DIKTAT used in a sentence.

  6. noun [ C or U ] disapproving us / ˈdɪk.tæt / uk / ˈdɪk.tæt / Add to word list. an order that must be obeyed, or the act of giving such an order: The coach issued a diktat that all team members must attend early-morning practice. The occupying force ruled by diktat. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Rules & laws. administrative.

  7. Definition of diktat noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. A diktat is a regulation or rule imposed on a country that's lost a war by the country that defeated it. The Treaty of Versailles, considered to be the first diktat, was imposed on Germany after World War I.

  9. 4 days ago · diktat in American English. (dɪkˈtɑːt) 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.

  1. People also search for