Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
dictate
English answer:
as the chairman decides or directs
English term
Canada
Conference interpreter, MBA, ATIO, ATA
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese, Russian to Chinese, and 8 more.
dictate
Does 'dictate' hereby mean direct the voting procedure or read out the votes?
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United States
proofreading/editing/research/security
Native in: English 
Works in: English, Japanese to English, zzz Other zzz to English, and 3 more.
as the chairman decides
Germany
Personalised services - 24/7
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German, Spanish to German
to instruct
Orders, proposes, suggests, directs
to command or impose authoritatively; to direct forcefully
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Note added at 25 mins (2006-07-20 16:13:52 GMT)
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I should have added that the above definitions were taken from Webster's Third New International Dictionary. Sorry about that.
In your context:
' . . . it shall be taken in such a manner as the Chairman commands'
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conejo
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Thank you! :-)
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ErichEko ⟹⭐
: Errr... "command" sounds a bit harsh, iron handed. "impose" sounds less threatening.
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In the context,yes.I was thinking more of giving a clear definition-but that's why I also added 'the way the Chm says'-guess I didn't make it clear enough.Thank you for the comment,Erich! :-)
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airmailrpl
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Thank you! :-)
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