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   diktat

   /ˈdɪktat/

   noun

   • 1. an order or decree imposed by someone in power without popular consent: "a diktat from the Bundestag"

   Word Origin 1920s: from German, from Latin dictatum ‘something dictated’, neuter past participle of dictare.

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   What is the meaning of diktat?

   • A diktat is a harsh settlement or decree imposed on a defeated party by the victor. The term has acquired a pejorative sense, to describe a set of rules dictated by a foreign power or an unpopular local power.

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   Is a diktat a programme?

   • Faced with the diktat imposed on it, nearly all its members have bowed. It is a programme and is not designed to be a diktat. Managing people by threat or diktat does not produce efficient or profitable business. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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   What is the difference between diktat & 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." Dictate can mean both "to speak words aloud to be transcribed" and "to issue a command or injunction," the sense of the word that gave us dictator.

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   What is an example of a firman or royal diktat?

   • An example of firman or Royal Diktat was the one issued by Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar in 1717, exempting the British from the payment of customs duties in Bengal. The term is from German, derived from the Latin past participle dictātum.

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   Are local elections subject to a central Diktat?

   • Local elections, manifesto pledges, thought-out local plans and programmes are all to be subject to a central diktat. They will not accept diktat from above, even if "above" is the local town hall. Faced with the diktat imposed on it, nearly all its members have bowed. It is a programme and is not designed to be a diktat.

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   What was the first diktat imposed on Germany after WW1?

   • The Treaty of Versailles, considered to be the first diktat, was imposed on Germany after World War I. Diktat, or "dictate" in German, was first used in 1922 to emphasize the fact that Germany had no say in negotiating the terms of post-war treaties, instead being subject to a "dictated peace."

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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.

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   The meaning of DIKTAT is a harsh settlement unilaterally imposed (as on a defeated nation). How to use diktat in a sentence. Did you know?

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   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.

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   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.

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   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.