All 5 Uses of
dictate
in
Fast Food Nation
- Although Kroc could be dictatorial, he also listened carefully to his franchisees' ideas and complaints.†
p. 95.8 *
- They were also discreet, in keeping with the dictates of their trade.†
p. 127.7
- He was a prominent local rancher, and I'd called him to learn how development pressures and the dictates of the fast food industry were affecting the area's cattle business.†
p. 133.1
- Each supervisor is like a little dictator in his or her section of the plant, largely free to boss, fire, berate, or reassign workers.†
p. 176.0
- An economic system promising freedom has too often become a means of denying it, as the narrow dictates of the market gain precedence over more important democratic values.†
p. 261.8 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(dictate as in: Hitler dictated that...) issue commands or orders
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(2)
(dictate as in: reason dictates) determine or control what will happen
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(3)
(dictate as in: dictate a letter) say out loud for the purpose of recording