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dictate

verb
  1. To set forth expressly and authoritatively: decree, fix, impose, lay down, ordain, prescribe. Idioms: call the shots (or tune), lay it on the line. See over
  2. To command or issue commands in an arrogant manner: boss, dominate, domineer, order, rule, tyrannize. See over
noun
  1. An authoritative indication to be obeyed: behest, bidding, charge, command, commandment, direction, directive, injunction, instruction (often used in plural), mandate, order, word. See over, words
  2. A code or set of codes governing action or procedure, for example: prescript, regulation, rubric, rule. See order

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