command

nouns

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

bid, bidding, command, dictation

a military unit or region under the control of a single officer

command

domain category

the military forces of a nation

"their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine

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a unit that is part of some military service

"he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men"

force, military force, military group, military unit

the power or authority to command

"an admiral in command"

command

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the power or right to give orders or make decisions

"he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"

authorisation, authority, authorization, dominance, potency, say-so

availability for use

"the materials at the command of the potters grew"

command

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the quality of being at hand when needed

accessibility, availability, availableness, handiness

a position of highest authority

"the corporation has just undergone a change in command"

command

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the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

"he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"

position, status

great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity

"a good command of French"

command, control, mastery

(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

command, instruction, program line, statement

verbs

be in command of

"The general commanded a huge army"

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have dominance or the power to defeat over

"Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"

dominate, master

make someone do something

command, require

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commandment

demand as one's due

"This speaker commands a high fee"; "The author commands a fair hearing from his readers"

command

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claim as due or just

"The bank demanded payment of the loan"

demand, exact

look down on

"The villa dominates the town"

command, dominate, overlook, overtop

exercise authoritative control or power over

"control the budget"; "Command the military forces"

command, control

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