All 11 Uses of
dictate
in
Killing Kennedy
- On the other hand, he had fanatically ridiculed Eisenhower about Castro and knew he would look soft on communism if he did nothing to deter the brutal dictator.†
p. 50..3 *
- In Moscow, another brutal dictator, Nikita Khrushchev, who murdered his way up the ladder of Soviet Union politics, was confused: "Why should an elephant be afraid of a mouse?" he wondered.†
p. 50..9
- An ensuing guerrilla war against the United States by Castro's supporters might benefit the Soviet Union by allowing it to establish a military presence in the Western Hemisphere to aid the Cuban dictator.†
p. 51..2
- Oswald likes to be "the Commander" in their marriage, dictating the details of their life and refusing to let Marina learn English, for fear he'll lose control over her.†
p. 103..5
- However, now, as he begins his response to Kennedy's speech, the Soviet dictator turns crafty and chooses his words carefully.†
p. 120..9
- "You, Mr. President, are not declaring a quarantine," Khrushchev dictates to a secretary, "but rather are setting forth an ultimatum and threatening that if we do not give in to your demands you will use force.†
p. 120..9
- That makes the Soviet dictator smile: his nuclear warheads are equivalent to 1 million tons.†
p. 122..1
- Shortly after midnight, he sits down and dictates a new message to President Kennedy.†
p. 126..2
- The Russian dictator sees that the American president is willing to conduct a nuclear war if pushed to the limit.†
p. 129..8
- And in his mind he has done plenty to impress the Cuban dictator, Castro.†
p. 214..0
- When White dictated the story to his editors in New York, Jackie hovered nearby, listening in.†
p. 293..9
Definition:
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(dictate as in: Hitler dictated that...) issue commands or orders