Meaning & use
Diktat
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A harsh decree or authoritative order imposed by one party without negotiation, especially by a victor on a defeated party.
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The peace terms were widely seen as a diktat forced on the losing nation.
Employees resented the new dress code, calling it a diktat from management with no input from staff.
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Borrowed from German "Diktat," and historically associated with the Treaty of Versailles, which Germans called a diktat.
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