to be the one who controls a situation; to have the most power and authority in a situation
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– From now on, I call the tune and you follow orders.– Will we allow Russia to call the tune there?
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– Hey, you call the tune, I'll play it.– You call the tune.– No longer is the U.S. able to call the tune, but nevertheless their role will be of significant importance.
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– Regional forces competing with each other ought not call the tune, as currently seems to be the case in the presidential election.– Why is the Commission dragging its heels in an area in which it holds all the cards and where it can set the pace, call the tune?
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– Democracies also have a problem here because our educational establishments rely predominantly on the state for their funding and he who pays the piper seeks to call the tune.