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command
- 1) verb, to order, require, or compel
- 2) verb, to have or be in control or authority over (a person, situation, etc)
- 3) verb, to have knowledge or use of
- 4) verb, to receive as due or because of merit
- 5) verb, to dominate (a view, etc) as from a height
- 6) noun, an order; mandate
- 7) noun, the act of commanding
- 8) noun, the power or right to command
- 9) noun, the exercise of the power to command
- 10) noun, ability or knowledge; control
- 11) noun, chiefly military the jurisdiction of a commander
- 12) noun, a military unit or units commanding a specific area or function, as in the RAF
- 13) noun, a) an invitation from the monarch b) (as modifier)
- 14) noun, computing a word or phrase that can be selected from a menu or typed after a prompt in order to carry out an action
Etymology
C13: from Old French commander, from Latin com- (intensive) + mandāre to entrust, enjoin, command
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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control, control, control, order, demand, direction, instruction, requirement, decree, bidding, mandate, canon, directive, injunction, fiat, ultimatum, commandment, edict, behest, precept, domination, rule, grasp, sway, mastery, dominion, upper hand, power, government, management, power, charge, authority, direction, order, tell, charge, demand, require, direct, bid, compel, enjoin, lead, head, rule, manage, handle, dominate, govern, administer, supervise