Definition of dictations:
(n) :
(countable, uncountable) An activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down.
(n) :
(countable, uncountable) Dictating, the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words.
(n) :
(countable) The act of ordering or commanding.
(n) :
(uncountable) Orders given in an overbearing manner.