diktat








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.

noun

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

1933, from German Diktat “dictate.”

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