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Meanings of dictated in English

Determined or decided upon as by an authority.

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Usage of dictated in English
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Spreads will be dictated by how robust market conditions are, he said.
Reuters
2
The amount of food dictated how many people the land could support.
Wired
3
It was simply the circumstances that dictated the necessity for this action.
Hunters in the Dark
4
Directed from the powers above, economic activity is dictated by political consideration.
The Disposable Male
5
And then he dictated to us the new terms of our existence.
Cruel Beauty
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In this case, it dictated that he should not request the scar.
The Diamond Age
7
Boiling oil would be a likely choice, if temperament dictated Kallendbor's reaction.
The Tangle Box
8
The amount of outputs is still dictated by the number of inputs.
Radio NZ
9
Pressure is self-inflicted; a lot of it is dictated by your mindset.
The Guardian
10
Reason obeys itself; and Ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.
The Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 2 (1779-1792): The Rights ...
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It was time, mainly the lack of it, that dictated Bolan's actions.
Desperate cargo
12
He dictated this letter aloud, in a firm tone, and in jerks.
Notre-Dame de Paris
13
On December 27, the president dictated a memo laying out the mission.
Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
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He dictated to me the following note upon the registration of deeds:-
Life of Johnson, Volume 4 / 1780-1784
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NPR reported the liberal feminist Ginsburg dictated a statement to her granddaughter.
Reuters
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These reproaches are dictated by quite mistaken ideas of competency and responsibility.
In the World War
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