not dictated

基本解释

Resolving such disputes is a job for elected politicians, informed by science but not dictated to by scientists.
解决这种争端是当选上的政客们的工作，用科学方法通告而不能任由科学家们恣意解说。
He said finishing the mission in Afghanistan must be done in a united way, not dictated by each member's domestic financial situation.
盖茨说，完成在阿富汗的使命必须统一步伐，而不是按照每个成员国的国内财政状况来行动。
A: Policy should be informed by evidence, not dictated by it: values and beliefs are an essential part of the decision-making process.
答：政策应当以证据为基础而不是为其所左右：价值观和信念是决策过程的必要组成部分。

Higher Criticism had shown that the Old Testament was not dictated solely by figures like Moses but was the synthesis of many cultures and traditions.
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Understanding that, again, the Flow Rate Technical Group was stood up -- and as Admiral Allen has said countless number of times, our response was not dictated upon a flow mechanism.
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Mr. President, America has not dictated to other nations.
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