发号施令 [- - shī lìnɡ]issue orders; issue orders left and right; dictate one's own terms to ...; give orders [commands]; order people about; lay down the law; call the tune [shots]：
•¶ 干部要深入群众， 不要只是坐在办公室里发号施令。 Cadres should go deep among the masses, not just sit in their offices issuing orders.