Quote Originally Posted by Lewkowski View Post
The irony of your statement, if he was a dictator there wouldn't be a government shutdown. Please get some perspective.
dic·tate
[dictate]
VERB
dictates (third person present)

lay down authoritatively; prescribe.
"the tsar's attempts to dictate policy" · [more]
synonyms:
give orders to · order about/around · boss (about/around) ·

In other words, not going with the majority. And more specifically, constraining some of the majority with threats.