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dictate

(d/I/k't/eI/t )

an authoritative rule(noun.communication)

Synonym:
ordinance, regulation

source: wordnet30
a guiding principle(noun.cognition)

Example:
The dictates of reason.

source: wordnet30
A statement delivered with authority; an order; a command; an authoritative rule, principle, or maxim; a prescription; as, listen to the dictates of your conscience; the dictates of the gospel.(noun)

source: webster1913

issue commands or orders for(verb.communication)

Synonym:
order, prescribe

source: wordnet30
say out loud for the purpose of recording(verb.cognition)

Example:
He dictated a report to his secretary.

source: wordnet30
rule as a dictator(verb.social)

source: wordnet30
To tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to compose; as, to dictate a letter to an amanuensis.(verb)

source: webster1913
To speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions (on).(verb)

source: webster1913

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