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diktat

noun dik·tat \dik-ˈtät\

: an order that must be followed

Full Definition of DIKTAT

1
:  a harsh settlement unilaterally imposed (as on a defeated nation)
2
:  decree, order
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Origin of DIKTAT

German, literally, something dictated, from New Latin dictatum, from Latin, neuter of dictatus, past participle of dictare to dictate
First Known Use: 1933

Related to DIKTAT

Synonyms
bull, decree, edict, directive, fiat, rescript, ruling, ukase

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

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