diktat
Noun
Meaning
a harsh penalty or settlement imposed upon a defeated party by the victor
a dogmatic decree or command, especially issued by one who rules without popular consent
Synonym: ukase
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Examples
Cachar’s Deputy Commissioner Keerthi Jalli said the district has taken a note of the diktat.
By the time this diktat reaches the 'periphery', the order gets reversed.
On May29, 2007 Al-Badr terrorist organisation issued a diktat against telecasting of news and entertainment channels.
The canny politician that he is, Mr. Kejriwal quickly seemed to realise that public opinion was not with him on his “reservation” decision and fell in line with the L-G’s diktat.
The Chinese Embassy’s diktat left many in India wondering what China seeks to achieve through it.
They control larger local economies and can independently access too much local wealth to be easily controlled by diktat from Beijing.