dictate

the dictates of fashion.

dictate a letter to sb.

to dictate a letter to a secretary

impose a peace settlement.See Synonyms at dictate

by fate ordained.See Synonyms at dictate

the tsar's attempts to dictate policy.

choice is often dictated by availability.

It took him a long time to dictate this letter.

a conventional morality had dictated behaviour.

the tempo of life dictated by a heavy workload.

The union leaders are trying to dictate their demands to the employer.

Convention dictates that a minister should resign in such a situation.

We're now in a position to dictate our own demands.

He dictated how everything should be done.

How fast do you dictate to your secretary?

He dictated a letter to his secretary.

He refused to be dictated to.

Take this pen, and write as I dictate.

Talent can't dictate how you move.

I've got a long report I must dictate.

What music was sung henceforth would be dictated by Rome.

But the opposite end is even scarier with no freedom where every new is dictated.

Dictate when you use them; don't let them dictate you.

Men my age dictate this war.

But what about times when your external circumstances dictate what authenticity means?

The family into which you are born dictates your class.

Which means you subscribe to will probably dictate how you feel about what happens next.