'''Rule by ''diktat'''''(dik-tät), '''dictate''' or '''decree''' refers to a [[totalitarian]] or [[single party]] regimes' [[undemocratic]] system of governance.
A ''diktat'' can take the form of an [[Executive Order]], [[legislative]] [[mandate]] by a party that [[advocate]]s' single party control, or [[regulation]] from a government agency with a strictly [[political]] aim targeting basic [[constitutional]], [[civil]], or [[human rights]]. Gun seizure laws, [[free speech]] restrictions, and healthcare mandates are examples of ''diktats'' that violate basic rights. ==See also==*[[Democratic Socialism]]*[[Obamacare|Obamacare mandates]] [[Category: Political Terms]][[Category:Totalitarianism]]