Related Words for dictate to

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dictates
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Noun, Noun
instructs
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Verb
impose on
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Phrase
impose
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Verb
authoritative
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Adjective
controlling
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Verb
domineering
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Adjective
mandating
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Verb
directives
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Noun
dominate
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Verb
influence
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Noun
dictatorial
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Adjective
authority
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Noun
designate
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Verb
directs
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Verb
commanded
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Verb
prescriptive
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Adjective
subjugate
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Verb
enforce
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Verb
take charge
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Phrase, Verb
manipulate
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Verb
overrule
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Verb
demanding
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Verb
in charge
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Phrase, Adjective
stipulate
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Verb
imperative
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Noun
regulate
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Verb
administer
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Verb
forcing
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Verb
determines
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Verb
lecturing
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Noun
coerce
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Verb
constrain
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Verb
preside over
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Phrase
authoritarian
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Adjective
domination
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Noun
supervise
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Verb
legislate
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Verb
dictation
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Noun
social control
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Name, Name
define
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Verb
despotism
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Noun
intimidate
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Verb
advised
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Adjective
appropriate
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Adjective, Verb
coincide
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Verb
compel
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Verb
compulsion
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Noun
con
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Noun, Verb
consequent
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Adjective, Noun
contrary
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Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
conventional
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Adjective, Noun
customary
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Adjective, Noun
decide
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Verb
deliver
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Verb, Adjective
desiderata
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Adjective
disclosure
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Noun
discriminatory
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Adjective
draconian
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Adjective
drive
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Noun, Verb
duty
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Noun
enact
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Verb
essentials
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Noun
establish
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Verb
expedient
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Adjective, Noun
good
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Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
govern
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Verb, Noun
grant
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Noun, Verb
guide
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Noun, Verb
identify
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Verb
inappropriate
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Adjective
inconsistent
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Adjective
independent
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Adjective, Noun
indicate
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Verb
innovative
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Adjective
issue
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Noun, Verb
lay
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
make
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Verb, Noun
necessitate
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Verb
necessities
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Noun
oblige
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Verb
ordain
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Verb
order
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Noun, Verb
pass
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Verb, Noun
precautionary
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Adjective, Noun
prescribe
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Verb
principle
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Noun, Verb
promulgate
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Verb
pronounce
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Verb
reality
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Noun
recommended
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Verb
render
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Verb, Noun
require
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Verb
requisite
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Adjective, Noun
righteousness
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Noun
set
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
steer
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Verb, Noun
stringent
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Adjective
suboptimal
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Adjective
tell
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Verb, Noun
these
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virtue
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Noun
write
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Verb, Noun
writs
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Noun