diktat
noun /ˈdɪktæt/
/dɪkˈtæt/
[countable, uncountable] (disapproving)- an order given by a government, for example, that people must obey
强制执行的命令;勒令 - an EU diktat from Brussels
来自布鲁塞尔欧盟总部的命令 - government by diktat
用专制手段统治
词源1930s: from German, from Latin dictatum ‘something dictated’, neuter past participle of dictare. - an EU diktat from Brussels