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dictator noun

  /dɪkˈteɪtə/ , /ˈdɪkˌteɪtəɹ/ , [-ɾəɹ]
  • A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government.
 dittatore, dittatrice
  • A tyrannical boss or authority figure.
 dittatore

dictation noun

  /dɪkˈteɪʃən/
  • (countable, uncountable) Dictating, the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words.
  • (countable, uncountable) An activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down.
 dettato, dettatura
  • (countable) The act of ordering or commanding.
  • (uncountable) Orders given in an overbearing manner.
 ordine

dictate verb

  /ˈdɪkˌteɪt/ , /ˌdɪkˈteɪt/
  • To speak in order for someone to write down the words.
 dettare
  • To order, command, control.
 comandare, imporre

dictate noun

  /ˈdɪkˌteɪt/ , /ˌdɪkˈteɪt/
  • An order or command.
 dettame
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