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   command

   /kəˈmɑːnd/

   verb

   • 1. give an authoritative or peremptory order: "a gruff voice commanded us to enter" Similar ordergive orders togive the order totelldirectinstructcall onenjoinadjurechargerequireprescribeliterary:bid
   • ▪ have authority over; be in charge of (a unit): "he commanded a Hurricane squadron"
   • ▪ control or restrain (oneself or one's feelings): archaic "he commanded himself with an effort"
   • 2. dominate (a strategic position) from a superior height: "the fortress commands the shortest Channel crossing" Similar be in charge ofbe in command ofhave charge ofhave control ofbe the leader ofbe the boss ofpreside overbe in authority overhold sway overheadleadrulegoverncontroldirectguidemanagesupervisesuperintendoverseebe in the driver's seatbe in the saddlebe at the helmtake the chairinformal:head uprun the showcall the shotscall the tune
   • 3. be in a strong enough position to have or secure: "they command a majority in Parliament" Similar receivebe givengetgainobtainsecure

   noun

   • 1. an authoritative order: "he obeyed her commands without question" Similar orderinstructiondirectivedirectioncommandmentinjunctiondemandstipulationrequirementexhortationbiddingrequestdecreedictatediktatedictrulingresolutionpronouncementordinancemandatefiatpreceptliterary:behestarchaic:hestrare:rescript
   • ▪ authority, especially over armed forces: "an officer took command" Similar authoritycontrolchargepowerdirectiondominiondominationinfluenceswayguidanceleadershipmasteryrulegovernmentmanagementsupervisionsuperintendenceadministrationjurisdiction
   • ▪ a group of officers exercising control over a particular group or operation: "a five-member general command"
   • ▪ a body of troops or a district under the control of a particular officer.
   • 2. the ability to use or control something: "he had a brilliant command of English" Similar knowledgemasterygraspgripcomprehensionunderstandingability influency in
   • 3. an instruction or signal causing a computer to perform one of its basic functions.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French comander ‘to command’, from late Latin commandare, from com- (expressing intensive force) + mandare ‘commit, command’. Compare with commend.

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   Command definition: to direct with specific authority or prerogative; order. See examples of COMMAND used in a sentence.

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   A command is an order that you have to follow, as long as the person who gives it has authority over you. You don't have to comply with your friend's command that you give him all your money.

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