[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dictation \dicta"tion\, n. l. dictatio.
   1. the act of dictating; the act or practice of prescribing;
      also that which is dictated.
      1913 webster

            it affords security against the dictation of laws.
                                                  --paley.
      1913 webster

   2. the speaking to, or the giving orders to, in an
      overbearing manner; authoritative utterance; as, his
      habit, even with friends, was that of dictation.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

dictation
     n 1: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
          syn: command, bid, bidding
     2: speech intended for reproduction in writing
     3: matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated
        passage; "he mailed the dictation without bothering to
        read it"
see also:
command bid bidding 

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