diktat

Examples

• All

• But truly effective leaders do not work by diktat, even during wars.

  Academic text (2002)

• In the early 1990s, Mugabe's diktats became less and less subject to criticism.

  Academic text (2000)

• One could also argue that it might moderate Russian behavior and temper any neo-imperial proposals, as Russia cannot employ diktat to Caspian states.

  Academic text (2004)

• Since then, the regime has tried, roughly, to provide wage increases by diktat sufficient to prevent a decline in real minimum wages, though they did decline in 1987 and probably in 1990.

  Academic text (1991)

• Iraqis, and Arabs more generally, need the space to design their own choices free from the diktats of authoritarian leaders and notwithstanding the preferences of the United States (provided those choices exclude violence, include tolerance, and are fair to women).

  Academic text (2003)

• The government issued a diktat that all citizens must wear masks indoors during the pandemic.

• Many felt that the diktat imposed by the committee limited their ability to express different opinions.

• She refused to follow the diktat from the management without discussing its implications with her team.

Synonyms

O

order

vsdiktat

∞ 3.0

An instruction from someone in power that must be followed

is often imposed without agreement or prior discussion

C

commandment

vsdiktat

141 6.7

An important rule given by a religious or moral leader

is a general imposed directive not limited to religious authority

E

edict

vsdiktat

• Formal

27 7.2

An official order from a person or government in power that people must follow

is an imposed directive used beyond official legal proclamations

D

dictate

vsdiktat

13 5.7

A rule or principle you must follow

is imposed as a unilateral instruction often without agreement or discussion

D

dictation

vsdiktat

1 4.8

An order given by a person in authority

is imposed without agreement or discussion

M

mandatum

vsdiktat

• Archaic

9.9

A formal order from an official used in law or religion

is a general unilateral directive beyond legal or religious settings

Antonyms

C

consensus

309 4.1

Agreement among a group of people about an idea or decision

How Forceful

diktat

• Literature

1 9.4

to command

307 2.7

order

∞ 3.0

instruction

455 1.2

to request

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology