Definition of diktat
1. dictate [ v ] issue commands or orders for
Used in print:(Richard F. McLaughlin, et al., "A study of the...)
Within certain wide limits anatomy dictates function and , if one is permitted to speculate , potential pathology should be included in this statement as_well .
(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)
The choice of the single member district was dictated to a certain extent by problems of communication and understanding in the more remote areas of the country , but it also served to minimize the national political value of the elections .
Synonyms dictate prescribe order Related Terms inflict mandate command decree prescription authoritarian2. dictate [ n ] a guiding principle
Examples: : "the dictates of reason"
(Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)
Among primitive peoples the sanctions and dictates of religion were more binding than any of the other controls exercised by the group ; and in modern societies such influence is still great .
Synonyms dictate Related Terms principle order3. dictate [ v ] say out loud for the purpose of recording
Examples:
"He dictated a report to his secretary"
(Bell I. Wiley, "Home Letters of Johnny Reb and Billy...)
Sometimes these servants wrote or dictated for enclosure with the letters of their soldier masters messages to their relatives and to members of their owners ' families .
Synonyms dictate Related Terms read dictator4. dictate [ n ] an authoritative rule
Used in print:(R. F. Shaw, "The `Private Eye`"...)
At_the_same_time , because the personal code of the detective coincides with the legal dictates of his society , because he likes to catch criminals , he is in middle_class eyes a virtuous man .
Synonyms dictate Related Terms rule5. dictate [ v ] rule as a dictator
Synonyms dictate Related Terms govern tyrannize dictatorSimilar Spelling
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