Definition of "dictating" []

• Present participle of dictate. (verb)

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• "Macmillan should stick to dictating the price Amazon pays them and keep their nose out of *dictating* the price the consumer will pay."
• "Time for us Dems to circle the wagons, we can't have men like Romney and McCain dictating this race and the needs of US Citizen."
• "Apparently we can hope that Obama is merciful in dictating what we should drive, eat, and what temperature we can set our thermostats to."