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Hitler dictated that...
Definition
issue commands or orders
- The whispering dictator hurried on, snatching at straws.22 — Luke (80% in)
There are no more uses of "dictate" flagged with this meaning in The Sunlight Dialogues.
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- It was as if the idea came not from his own mind but from someone seated in the truck beside him, eagerly dictating thoughts in his ear.22 — Luke (74% in)
- We must all follow the dictates of our conscience, don't you agree?"17 — Benson versus Boyle (42% in)
There are no more uses of "dictate" in The Sunlight Dialogues.
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