The boss dictated a letter to his secretary.
The words of the Koran were memorized by Muhammad, who dictated them to his companions.
You shouldn't let others dictate what action you take; you need to make your own decisions.
Henry's dictatorial management style often
angers his colleagues.
I have to study for a dictation in French class tomorrow.
It is easier for secretaries to take dictation nowadays, with cassette recorders and computers making everything simpler.
Hitler was a ruthless dictator who crushed all opposition.
The
letters you dictated this morning were sent out as soon as you signed them.
No country has the right to dictate foreign policy to any other nation.
The winners of a war are generally able to dictate the terms of surrender to the losers.
Relationships in the workplace in Japan
are dictated by a strict social hierarchy.
The country is struggling with its new-found freedom after decades under a military dictatorship.
Alan Coren once said that democracy consists of choosing your dictators after they've told you what it is you want to hear.
Victor Hugo once said that when dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right.
There is a Hindustani proverb which observes that dictators ride to and fro on tigers from which they dare not dismount.
Cultural rules often dictate whether a message should be delivered in person, by phone, or through another person.
For more than 30 years, Spain was cut off from the rest of the world under the dictatorship of General Franco.
Decades of dictatorial regimes have prevented Uganda from achieving its full potential.
Somalia's hot dry climate dictates what people wear.
People in Senegal are born into traditional family structures that dictate one's rights and obligations.
Find someone who has done a dictation in English.