as in to order
to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority
dictated that the terms of surrender be negotiated by his senior staff
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as in order
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
a starchily worded dictate from on high concerning the company's dress code
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Recent Examples of dictate
William Jones, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Though Barbados has an influential climate solidarity champion in Prime Minister Mia Mottley, the country—which has less than half the population of Wyoming—doesn’t have the financial clout to dictate terms for energy infrastructure.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
Have the protections enshrined in the First Amendment been supplanted by the dictates of the administration?
—Orlando Sentinel and Virginian Pilot Editorial Boards, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Location always dictates the context of home pricing, for example oceanfront California homes often do not include air conditioning, a factor that would otherwise undermine property value.
—William Jones, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Though Barbados has an influential climate solidarity champion in Prime Minister Mia Mottley, the country—which has less than half the population of Wyoming—doesn’t have the financial clout to dictate terms for energy infrastructure.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
But the playing field may be more treacherous this time with fewer guardrails within the administration, a president who has threatened to financially punish states and others that don’t follow his dictates, and who seems to be undeterred by court rulings that tell him to do otherwise.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
Have the protections enshrined in the First Amendment been supplanted by the dictates of the administration?
—Orlando Sentinel and Virginian Pilot Editorial Boards, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dictate
Verb
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But last week, the Trump administration ordered him to halt all the lab’s ALS research immediately as part of a more than $2.2 billion federal funding freeze.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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Women can order Oova kits directly and receive 30 days' worth of hormone testing.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Instead of traditional teachers, Alpha employs guides who focus on coaching and emotional support, while AI handles the academic instruction.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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Her original post had included a link to a website that provided instructions for buying the tokens.—
Mary Clements Evans,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to the Walt Ekard Endowed Scholarship at SDSU’s School of Public Affairs to help students pursuing public service.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2025
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Players who request a change after the start of the season are not allowed to request another change until the next season, except in exceptional circumstances.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Hall requested spousal support and asked the court to terminate Haack's ability to receive spousal support from him.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
4 May 2025
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Rumble uses an example of a child asking about the war in Gaza.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Thus, if the administration decides to ignore court decisions ordering noninterference with the states or threatens to coerce state authority to do its bidding, state governments can respond in kind by ignoring lawless federal edicts and refusing to cooperate with federal enforcement efforts.—
Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Apr. 2025
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Many of these grants were likely stopped due to the administration’s edict to get rid of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within the federal agencies.—
Joseph Choi,
The Hill,
15 Apr. 2025
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As a result of Moms Demand Action's district-by-district advocacy, more than 11 million students across the country now live in a district that requires schools to educate parents about the critical role of secure firearm storage in keeping students safe.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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The statute leaves no role for agencies to 'assess citizenship,' and the president lacks any lawful authority to contravene the NVRA by requiring agencies to do so.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2025
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In addition, objects from the Kuiper Belt orbit in the opposite direction from everything else in the solar system, according to NASA.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
2 May 2025
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When the bacterial balance changes in an unhelpful direction, the result could be digestive problems.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
2 May 2025
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Her prosecution follows a broader directive from the Justice Department to pursue local officials who interfere with federal immigration enforcement amid Trump's immigration crackdown.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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The directive, issued by Attorney General Pam Bondi March 14, provides the first public view of the specific implementation of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act invoked to deport migrants accused of being members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Dictate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictate. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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