Defeated vs Diktat - What's the difference?
defeated | diktat |
a harsh penalty or settlement imposed upon a defeated party by the victor
a dogmatic decree, especially issued by one who rules without popular consent
*2005 , Vitaly Naumkin, Radical Islam in Central Asia: Between Pen and Rifle ,
dictate
As an adjective defeated
is subjugated, beaten, overcome.As a verb defeated
is past tense of defeat.As a noun diktat is
a harsh penalty or settlement imposed upon a defeated party by the victor.diktat
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- It should be noted that Saddam's power was held up by fear and diktat .