dictate

Example Sentences

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Iran’s Constitution dictates a new leader would be selected by an Assembly of Experts, a body of 88 clerics.

From Los Angeles Times

NGOs have complained about their staff being detained, assets confiscated, work permits delayed, and their work dictated by the Houthis' agenda.

From BBC

So much of the machinery which provides either a successful or unsuccessful season could be dictated by everyone apart from the coach.

From BBC

Even though tradition dictates only a man can carry on the imperial line -- which goes back 2,600 years according to legend -- opinion polls have shown high public support for a woman taking the throne.

From Barron's

Writing mediums composed original work dictated by dead authors, among them Shakespeare, Shelley, and Poe.

From Literature