taking reins (verb) dictate: command; give instructions
Sinonime: bid, bulldoze, call the play, call the shots, call the tune,
charge,
control,
decree,
direct, enjoin,
govern,
guide,
impose,
instruct, lay down, lay down the law,
lead,
manage,
ordain,
order,
prescribe,
pronounce, put foot down, read the riot act, regiment,
rule,
set, take the reins, walk heavy
Antonime: ask,
implore,
request