Dictate and Influence

Dictate

Dictate verb - To request the doing of by virtue of one's authority.

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Influence and dictate are semantically related. in determine topic. In some cases you can use "Influence" instead a verb "Dictate".

Influence verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.

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Dictate and influence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dictate" instead a verb "Influence".

social dictate

social influence

person	dictate person	influence person
life	dictate life	influence life
work	dictate work	influence work
society	dictate society	influence society
Other words: course, fate, plot, number, outcome, way, story, politics, actions, history, reality, behavior, events, powers.

Despite being all monarchies, Dragon Age: Origins has the Player Character able to influence (or dictate) two elections for King during the oncoming Blight apocalypse.

Source: Disaster Democracy

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