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ultimatum
[ uhl-tuh-mey-tuhm, -mah- ]
noun
- a 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
/ ˌʌ±ô³Ùɪˈ³¾±ðɪ³ÙÉ™³¾ /
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.
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of ultimatum1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of ultimatum1
Example Sentences
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.
The band issued an ultimatum demanding that Min should be restored – and, when Hybe refused, went public with a number of complaints against the label, including the claim it had deliberately undermined their careers.
But President Trump, after imposing new sanctions on Iran as part of a "maximum pressure" campaign, last week issued a televised ultimatum to Iran: make a deal or else.
Vladimir Putin didn’t issue an ultimatum to Kyiv — he sent it to Washington.
And later on Monday evening, Mr Musk reinforced the ultimatum, granting workers a final chance to respond.
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