dictate to

verb

dictated to; dictating to; dictates to
: to give orders to (someone)
—usually used as (be) dictated to
I resent being dictated to by someone with half my experience.

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No one dictates to us what to do. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 11 Jan. 2026 Ukraine does not dictate to any other people how to teach its history. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2026 And also we Southerners have never let a little sugar dictate to us where on the menu a dish should go. — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026 Rather than negotiations, the terms were dictated to Germany. — Pamela Avila, CNN Money, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for dictate to

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“Dictate to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dictate%20to. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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