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Discover LudwigThe phrase "ability to dictate" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used when discussing someone's capacity to control or influence a situation, decision, or conversation. Example: "Her ability to dictate the terms of the negotiation was impressive and led to a favorable outcome for her team."
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But it became clear long ago that America's ability to dictate events in Iraq has limits.
Regulating the chaebols' ability to dictate terms to smaller suppliers is not anti-market, he insists.
Without the ability to dictate store prices, the company has been unable to pass these higher costs onto consumers.
Many consumer product companies agree that weight-outs stem from a dwindling in their ability to dictate prices.
In the United States, the First Amendment limits the government's ability to dictate how platforms regulate their users' speech.
Other players could take on some financial risk, but gain the ability to dictate the terms of their own exit.
Late Saturday, both De La Hoya and Mayweather said that Mayweather's latest performance awarded him the ability to dictate terms.
But so far, Mr. Comerford has only been testing its ability to dictate appointments and memos to save for his own viewing -- or listening -- in the future.
Two trends have spearheaded this revolution in marriage and family life: societies' decreasing ability to dictate personal choices and women's growing ability to support themselves.
But Armstrong abnegated the ability to dictate its terms of reference long ago, when he made the decision to dope and to force others to do likewise.
The Big Three dynamic is not just some distant contest by which America ensures its ability to dictate affairs on the other side of the globe.
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