He is…a fully fledged Dictator, who having abolished Parliamentary Government at home, now seeks to impose his rule in Europe by diktat (London Times).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Dik|tat — or Dik|tat «dihk TAHT», noun. an imposed mandate, decree, or the like, the terms of which are regarded as excessively strict or taxing: »He is…a fully fledged Dictator, who having abolished Parliamentary Government at home, now seeks to impose… … Useful english dictionary
dik·tat — /dıkˈtɑːt/ noun, pl tats [count] disapproving : an order that must be followed The company president issued a diktat that employees may not wear jeans to work … Useful english dictionary
dik — dik·age; dik·er; dik·kop; dik·tat; geel·dik·kop; klon·dik·er; la·dik; zad·dik; dik·ey; za·dik; … English syllables
tat — ae·gro·tat; ag·i·tat·ing·ly; at·ten·tat; ber·tat; co·mi·tat; dic·tat·ing·ly; dik·tat; ec·tat·ic; grav·i·tat·er; gut·tat·ed; hab·i·tat; hes·i·tat·er; hes·i·tat·ing·ly; ho·wei·tat; im·i·tat·ee; klick·i·tat; med·i·tat·ing·ly; med·i·tat·or;… … English syllables
diktat — dik·tat … English syllables
diktat — dik|tat [dıkˈtæt] n [U and C] [Date: 1900 2000; : German; Origin: Latin dictatus, past participle of dictare; DICTATE1] an order that is forced on people by a ruler or government ▪ government by diktat … Dictionary of contemporary English
diktat — dik|tat [ dık,tæt ] noun count or uncount an official rule that people are forced to obey … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
diktat — dik·tat s.m.inv. ES ted. {{wmetafile0}} trattato di pace imposto dai vincitori | estens., ordine indiscutibile, imposizione {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1942. ETIMO: ted. Diktat propr. 1dettato … Dizionario italiano
Diktat — Dik|tat 〈n.; Gen.: (e)s, Pl.: e〉 1. Ansage (zum Nachschreiben) 2. Nachschrift nach Ansage (als Rechtschreibeübung in der Schule) 3. 〈fig.〉 aufgezwungene Verpflichtung, aufgezwungener Friede [Etym.: <lat. dictare] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
Diktat — Dik|tat das; [e]s, e <aus lat. dictatum, Part. Perf. von dictare, vgl. ↑diktieren>: 1. a) das Diktieren; b) diktierter Text; c) Nachschrift; vom Lehrer diktierte Sätze als Rechtschreibeübung in der Schule. 2. etwas, was jmdm. [von außen]… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
