An authoritative order
“I obeyed her command without question, since she was responsible for the most fun I'd had in my life up to that point.”
The possession of authority of control, especially with regards to armed conflict
“In December 1943, Monty was called back to England to take command of the land forces that were to take part in the invasion of Normandy.”
The ability to use or control something
“Producing a legible and convincing report will require sound and effective command of the English language.”
The view from a given vantage point
“From the elevated lookout, the ranger would have a command of the entire valley.”
A place from which authority is exercised or where operations are run
“They have moved from the dim light of the backroom to the bright lights of the war room, the central command for political campaigns.”
Open resistance to authority or opposition
A human-friendly abbreviation of complex input to a computer program
The act of regimenting
The grammatical mood expressing an order
An instruction, command, or role given to a person or group
A state of performing something with extreme power, skill, or determination
Authorization or consent
A personal valuation based on a strong liking
To give an authoritative or peremptory order
“As your father, I hereby command you to eat your Brussels Sprouts!”
To direct, handle, control, or be in charge of
“Viserys will never become King of Westeros because he couldn't command an army even if Drogo gave him one.”
To be in a strong enough position to have or secure (something)
“The ministers hold office by virtue of their ability to command the support of a majority of members.”
To muster or summon up an emotion or quality
To have a commanding position over
To state explicitly
To fetch (an amount of money) as income or profit
To possess or be responsible for
To administer, implement, or carry out
To suggest or involve as a necessary consequence
To be victorious, or to prove to be more powerful or superior
To bestow legal or official authority to
To offer a recommendation
To encourage or cause a certain event or outcome
To commit someone or something to one's care
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