Dictation
Dic`ta´tion
| n. | 1. | The act of dictating; the act or practice of prescribing; also that which is dictated. |
| 2. | The speaking to, or the giving orders to, in an overbearing manner; authoritative utterance; |
| Noun | 1. |  dictation - an authoritative direction or instruction to do something |
| 2. | dictation - speech intended for reproduction in writing | |
| 3. | dictation - matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage; "he mailed the dictation without bothering to read it" |