dik‧tat /dɪkˈtæt/
noun [uncountable and countable][
Date: 1900-2000;
Language: German;
Origin: Latin dictatus, past participle of dictare; ⇒ dictate1]
an order that is forced on people by a ruler or government:
government by diktat [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲