Ultimatum vs Deadline - What's the difference?
ultimatum | deadline |
a final statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, especially one that expresses a threat of reprisal or war
A date on or before which something must be completed.
(archaic) A guideline marked on a plate for a printing press.
(archaic) A line that does not move. (rfex)
(archaic) A boundary around a prison, prisoners crossing which would be shot.
(military) To render an item non-mission-capable; to ground an aircraft, etc.
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As nouns the difference between ultimatum and deadline
is that ultimatum is ultimatum while deadline is a date on or before which something must be completed.As a verb deadline is
(military) to render an item non-mission-capable; to ground an aircraft, etc.ultimatum
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Noun
(en-noun)See also
* ("ultimatum" on Wikipedia) ----deadline
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(wikipedia deadline)Noun
(en noun)- I must make this deadline or my boss will ''kill'' me!