dictums
- plural of dictum.
Example Sentences
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A new school system will be developed from a “bottom-up” movement, not “top-down” dictums.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
The Wing, a women-only social club and workspace in New York City, got flak for its line of Handmaid’s swag, too, which included notebooks and pens embossed with peppy dictums of female empowerment.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 10, 2018
In it, as here, he illustrates Wharton and Codman, Jr.’s dictums through the lens of his own designs—taking the odd liberty in modernizing their spirit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2018
Much of it is put in place through "dictums from on high" and doesn't add much to increasing the quality of care but is for CYA purposes especially for the higher ups.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2017
"You'd better try to do no good," was one of his dictums, "and then you'll get into no scrapes."
From Queen Victoria by Strachey, Giles Lytton
