Germans, beginning with Prince Wilhelm, used diktat in a negative way to refer to the Treaty of Versailles, the document ending World War I. Today diktat can be used as a critical term for even …

A diktat is a regulation or rule imposed on a country that's lost a war by the country that defeated it.

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 …

Local elections, manifesto pledges, thought-out local plans and programmes are all to be subject to a central diktat.

dik•tat (dɪkˈtɑt) n. 1. a harsh settlement or decree imposed unilaterally, esp. on a defeated nation. 2. any decree or authoritative statement: The Board of Education issued a diktat that all employees must …

You use diktat to refer to something such as a law or government which people have to obey even if they do not agree with it, especially one which seems unfair.

Mar 26, 2026 · English Etymology Borrowed from German Diktat, from Latin dictātum (“that which has been dictated”), from the perfect passive participle of dictō (“dictate”). Doublet of dictate. Originally …

Definition of diktat noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

diktat, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Diktat definition: A harsh, unilaterally imposed settlement with a defeated party.