ext_51990 ([identity profile] rainbow-yarn.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] 1word1day2010-05-19 09:26 am
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diktat [dik-TAHT]

noun
1.a harsh, punitive settlement or decree imposed unilaterally on a defeated nation, political party, etc.

2.any decree or authoritative statement.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/diktat


In 1587 Toyotomi Hideyoshi issued a diktat banning Christianity from Japan and ordering the resident Jesuits to get the hell out of the country within twenty days.

[identity profile] fidgetspin.livejournal.com 2010-05-19 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
I like your word and I really like your sentence- I like it when people incorporate history/science/opinions/etc into their posts so I want to learn more about whatever they're talking about.