Answer: dictating

AnswerCrossword Clue
DICTATINGSpeaking to a secretary?
DICTATINGOffice activity
DICTATINGLaying down the law.
DICTATINGImposing, as rules
dictatingDICTATE, to read aloud for recording
dictatingspeak or read for a person to transcribe or for a machine to record
dictatingissue as an order
dictatingimpose, pronounce, or specify authoritatively
dictatingto give dictation
dictatingspeak or act domineeringly prescribe
dictatingrequire or determine necessarily injuries dictated the choice of players