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Diktat
diktat
diktat
See also: Diktat
English
Noun
diktat (plural diktats)
- a harsh penalty or settlement imposed upon a defeated party by the victor
- a dogmatic decree, especially issued by one who rules without popular consent
- 2005, Vitaly Naumkin, Radical Islam in Central Asia: Between Pen and Rifle, page 179
- It should be noted that Saddam's power was held up by fear and diktat.
- 2005, Vitaly Naumkin, Radical Islam in Central Asia: Between Pen and Rifle, page 179