Visual meaning of 'dictates'? - learn with images, example in daily life

Visual illustration of dictates: An order or command.

noun

An order or command.

"I must obey the dictates of my conscience."

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Visual illustration of dictates: To order, command, control.

verb

To order, command, control.

"The teacher dictates the rules for the classroom. "

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Visual illustration of dictates: To speak in order for someone to write down the words. - Image 1

dictates: To speak in order for someone to write down the words. - Thumbnail 1

dictates: To speak in order for someone to write down the words. - Thumbnail 2

verb

To speak in order for someone to write down the words.

"She is dictating a letter to a stenographer."

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