dictations

noun

plural of dictation
as in instructions
arbitrary command The populace began to protest against the dictation of the occupying government

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  1. instructions
  2. rules
  3. directions
  4. prohibitions
Noun
  • Consult the product’s label for how to dilute the cleaner and follow the instructions for removing stains.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
  • For instructions on how to get the integration up and running, head to 1Password’s documentation page.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 18 July 2026
Definition of instructions
Noun
  • Facing unpredictable tariffs, fleet disruptions, and intense competition, the company is entering a new era of reglobalization, where automated belt systems, edge robotics, and new trade patterns are rewriting the rules of global supply chains.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • The publisher added a direct purchase option to the game in violation of both Apple’s and Google’s rules.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Definition of rules
Noun
  • The city says plans include adding an additional lane of traffic in both the west and eastbound directions of Roseville Parkway.
    — James Taylor, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • This creates an immediate sensing-to-action response, while each chamber operates independently to distinguish forces along horizontal, lateral, and vertical directions.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
Definition of directions
Noun
  • These prohibitions include drag, burlesque and karaoke events.
    — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 14 July 2026
  • Trump in his current term has used proclamations to lift commercial fishing prohibitions within expansive marine monuments in areas of the Pacific Ocean and in the Atlantic Ocean off the New England coast.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of prohibitions
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