Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A harsh, unilaterally imposed settlement with a defeated party.
- noun An authoritative or dogmatic statement or decree.
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- noun a
harsh penalty orsettlement imposed upon adefeated party by thevictor - noun a
dogmatic decree
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Therefore i suggest you state due to an immediate Police priority you have concluded that in this case that discrestional avoidance of the aforementioned H&S diktat is necessary.
Nanny Knows Best « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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A "diktat" -- let's start spelling it right -- is an "authoritative or dogmatic statement or decree."
Archive 2006-06-01 Ann Althouse 2006
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The diktat is the latest cultural control slapped on broadcasters in what is a highly sensitive political year for China.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2012
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The diktat is the latest cultural control slapped on broadcasters in what is a highly sensitive political year for China.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2012
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There was no appeal against the Earl's diktat, which is evidence of the vast powers he had over the hoi polloi.
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There was no appeal against the Earl's diktat, which is evidence of the vast powers he had over the hoi polloi.
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There was no appeal against the Earl's diktat, which is evidence of the vast powers he had over the hoi polloi.
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There was no appeal against the Earl's diktat, which is evidence of the vast powers he had over the hoi polloi.
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There was no appeal against the Earl's diktat, which is evidence of the vast powers he had over the hoi polloi.
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There was no appeal against the Earl's diktat, which is evidence of the vast powers he had over the hoi polloi.
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