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diktat

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dik·tat  (dk-tät)
n.
1. A harsh, unilaterally imposed settlement with a defeated party.
2. An authoritative or dogmatic statement or decree.
[German, from Latin dicttum, from neuter past participle of dictre, to dictate; see dictate.]
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This would not be a negotiation at all but a diktat, and we have every reason for thinking that the Iranians will not accept any such procedure.
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Friedan--whose 1964 classic The Feminine Mystique Hirshman invokes as a model of pro-work feminism--was understandably appalled by this diktat.
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