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diktats

diktats is the plural of diktat.

Meaning of diktat

Noun

diktat (countable and uncountable, plural diktats)

  1. A dogmatic decree or command, especially issued by one who rules without popular consent.
    • Whatever the pressures that have invoked the Minister's diktat, the outcome is Gilbertian.1964 May, “News and Comment: Minister hamstrings BR workshops”, in Modern Railways, page 291
    Synonyms:
    ukase
  2. (dated) A harsh penalty or settlement imposed upon a defeated party by the victor.
    • Even Hitler's success in capturing the allegiance of the masses was due far more to this programmes of social reform than to his denunciations of the Diktats of Versailles or his belief in an expansionist future for Germany.1948, E L Hasluck, “Nazi Germany Prepares for the War”, in The Second World War, London: Blackie and Son, page 13

Questions about diktats

What is diktats the plural of?
Diktats is the plural of diktat.

Words near diktats in the dictionary

  1. diksha
  2. dikshas
  3. Dikshit
  4. Diksmuide
  5. diktat
  6. diktats
  7. diktyoma
  8. diktyomas
  9. diktyomata
  10. diktyonite
  11. diktytaxitic

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