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English to English noun
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an authoritative rule |  | source: wordnet30
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a guiding principle | | Example: the dictates of reason
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913 verb
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issue commands or orders for | | source: wordnet30
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say out loud for the purpose of recording | | Example: He dictated a report to his secretary
source: wordnet30
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rule as a dictator | | source: wordnet30
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To tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to compose; as, to dictate a letter to an amanuensis. | | source: webster1913
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To speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions (on). | | source: webster1913
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