Diktat Definition

dĭk-tät
diktats
noun
A harsh, unilaterally imposed settlement with a defeated party.
American Heritage
An authoritarian decree, order, or policy.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Diktat

Noun

Singular:
diktat
Plural:
diktats

Origin of Diktat

  • German from Latin dictātum from neuter past participle of dictāre to dictate dictate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From German Diktat, from Latin dictātum, supine of dictō (“dictate”)

    From Wiktionary

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