Synonyms for Dictate

Standing Order
bill bylaw canon criterion decree dictate edict	enactment formality formula formulary institution jus	law legislation lex ordinance prescript prescription	regulation rubric rule ruling standing order statute

Ordain
assign bid call on charge command commission	declare decree dictate direct enjoin	give the word instruct mandate ordain order	proclaim promulgate pronounce rule say the word

Dictum
abridgment adage ana analects anterior aphorism apothegm axiom byword catchword dictate dictum	epigram expression formula gnome golden rule gospel law maxim moral mot motto oracle	postulate precept prescript principle proposition proverb saw saying sentence sutra teaching text	theorem truism truth veracity verity verse wisdom witticism word words of wisdom

Mandate
behest bidding commandment	commitment dictate directive	embassy injunction mandate	pleasure warrant

Constrain
coerce compel constrain	dictate insist upon intimidate	oblige push shotgun	squab squish