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ultimatum
[uhl-tuh-mey-tuhm, -mah-]
noun
plural
ultimatums, ultimataa final, uncompromising demand or set of terms issued by a party to a dispute, the rejection of which may lead to a severance of relations or to the use of force.
a final proposal or statement of conditions.
ultimatum
/ ˌʌɪˈɪə /
noun
a final communication by a party, esp a government, setting forth conditions on which it insists, as during negotiations on some topic
any final or peremptory demand, offer, or proposal
ultimatum
A formal message delivered from one government to another threatening war if the receiving government fails to comply with conditions set forth in the message. For example, after the assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand in 1914, the government of Austria sent an ultimatum to Serbia, which Austria held responsible for the assassination.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ultimatum1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ultimatum1
Example Sentences
Signing Leonard was paramount, and he had given the Clippers something of an ultimatum: Trade for a star and I’m yours.
The Kremlin leader sidestepped the European ultimatum with his counter proposal of direct talks in Turkey.
The Kremlin has already warned that exerting pressure on Moscow is "useless" and it does not respond to ultimatums.
We've seen it before: Vladimir Putin doesn't react well to ultimatums.
He has now been given an ultimatum: keep the money and leave his home by November, or buy the property back from National Highways and stay.
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