Synonym: advise, charge, demand, direct, instruct, order, recommend, rule, suggest. Antonym: obey, submit. Similar words: predict, verdict, prediction, jurisdiction, dictionary order, indicate, dedicate, state. Meaning: [dɪk'teɪt] 
n. 1. an authoritative rule 2. a guiding principle. v. 1. issue commands or orders for 2. say out loud for the purpose of recording 3. rule as a dictator.
n. 1. an authoritative rule 2. a guiding principle. v. 1. issue commands or orders for 2. say out loud for the purpose of recording 3. rule as a dictator. 
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91 Male speaker Coxes have a sizable effect on their crews but they don't dictate whether they win or lose.
92 Again and again, such prophecies dictate and determine his decisions, his attitudes, his course of action.
93 He said he wanted the defender to dictate what happens instead of reacting.
94 The ability of the market to dictate who should and who should not have influence at the Federal Reserve continues.
95 Ultimately, however, market forces should not be allowed to dictate the extent of regulation.
96 Will television dictate the future of sport or will the public demand deeper and wider coverage?
97 The challenge for secondary schools in particular will be to ensure that the system reflects the learning, and does not dictate it.
98 Apart from not knowing how long to sub-let the space for, there are other considerations that dictate a company's strategy.
99 Either the media or pop stars dictate what's in fashion.
100 Otherwise we shall see a continuing decline over and above that which increased productivity would normally dictate.
101 The outcome will dictate how one-fifth of mankind relates to a technology many are convinced owns the future.
102 Their decisions largely dictate the use of all resources and they must accept the management responsibility which goes with clinical freedom.
103 Happier are those that can switch between roles as and when conditions dictate.
104 Good managers know that fear can not be allowed to dictate organizational policy.
105 Since then, fashion designers have learned not to dictate a length.
106 Thus half the effort of benefit-cost analysis would devolve upon the firm, whose owners' best interests dictate accurate cost estimates.
107 It is often circumstances that dictate what fish have been put together.
108 How could I dictate to some amanuensis all the love I feel for my darling Lily, the loveliest flower ....
109 She could use this capital to dictate the form of reconstruction and to extend the areas of her own influence.
110 During the 90s Washington fell into the trap of allowing events to dictate the relationship, with increasingly destabilising results.
111 To say that the Church was the sole conduit of divine revelation was to dictate terms to the Almighty.
112 Actually, yellow and blue dictate how warm or cool a color is.
113 Translation: Salomon could dictate the rules of the mortgage bond trading game as it went along.
114 These dictate one part is communicated by hypophysis.
115 What right have you to dictate to others?
116 That is what our obligations to the workers and peasants of the USSR dictate to us.
117 Using business item instances, you can use the decision logic to dictate the flow of the process,[sentencedict.com] instead of just using percentages for the branches of the decision.
118 But only fools follow along with the herd, letting an impersonal entity dictate to you.
119 Practical design problems dictate that soil mechanics and engineering geology be closely related.
120 If the listing is accompanied by a share issue, it will be the subscription period and other formalities which dictate the timetable.
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