I can't keep up with you. Could you dictate a bit slower?

No one shall dictate to me.

This is dictated by diplomatic protocol.

Yazidi tradition dictates that the songs are handed down from one generation to the next, with musicians memorizing upward of 500 pieces.

You write what I dictate.

The life of the city was dictated by the mine.

I do not dictate your lessons.

Retrogression in technology may be caused by severe wars, reductions in resources, or religious societal dictates as with the Amish.

First, her brain was mapped, allowing doctors to recognize and identify sections that were active while she played the violin, as well as sections that dictated movement and language.

He dictated several letters to his secretary.