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- DictionaryDik·tat/dikˈtät/
noun
- 1. an order or decree imposed by someone in power without popular consent: "a diktat from the Bundestag"
diktat. noun [ C or U ] disapprovingus/ˈdɪk.tæt/uk/ˈdɪk.tæt/. Add to word listAdd 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.
1 day 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.
Definition of diktat noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English dik‧tat /dɪkˈtæt/ noun [ countable, uncountable] an order that is forced on people by a ruler or government government by diktat Examples from the Corpus diktat • They are a diktat, apparently government-backed.
noun. a harsh, punitive settlement or decree imposed unilaterally on a defeated nation, political party, etc. any decree or authoritative statement: The Board of Education issued a diktat that all employees must report an hour earlier. QUIZ.
A diktat (from German: Diktat, [dɪkˈtaːt]) is a statute, harsh penalty or settlement imposed upon a defeated party by the victor, or a dogmatic decree. The term has acquired a pejorative sense, to describe a set of rules dictated by a foreign power or an unpopular local power.
