dictate
- n an authoritative rule
- n a guiding principle
the dictates of reason - v issue commands or orders for
- v say out loud for the purpose of recording
He dictated a report to his secretary - v rule as a dictator
dictation
- n an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
- n speech intended for reproduction in writing
- n matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage
he signed and mailed his dictation without bothering to read it
dictator
- n a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine
- n a ruler who is unconstrained by law
- n a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner
my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime