How to Use "dictate" with Example Sentences

1. The international capitalists dictate and the nation 's sovereignty becomes a sham .

2. They make good media copy , but they should not dictate everyone else 's life .

3. Relative scale matters : rhode island runs a trade deficit with the other 49 american states but does not dictate terms to them .

4. My business ( instead of my boss ) dictate what I have to do everyday .

5. Of course , an education secretary can 't exactly dictate reform from on high .