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- Dictionarydiktat/ˈdɪktat/
noun
- 1. an order or decree imposed by someone in power without popular consent: "a diktat from the Bundestag"
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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.
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."
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.
You use diktat to refer to something such as a law or government which people have to obey even if they do not agree with it, especially one which seems unfair. [ disapproval ] The lockdown has been driven by government diktat.
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a decree or settlement imposed, esp by a ruler or a victorious nation. 2. a dogmatic statement. [German: dictation, from Latin dictātum, from dictāre to dictate]
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.
DIKTAT meaning: 1. an order that must be obeyed, or the act of giving such an order: 2. an order that must be…. Learn more.
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.
Definition of diktat noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
diktat meaning, definition, what is diktat: an order that is forced on people by a r...: Learn more.
