command

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Synonyms: commend, commaund, comand, compand

Antonyms: commend, commaund, comand, compand

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Noun

1. An [[order]] to do something.
2. The [[right]] or [[authority]] to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.
3. power of control, direction or disposal; [[mastery]].
4. A position of chief authority; a position involving the right or power to order or control.
5. The act of [[commanding]]; exercise or authority of influence.
6. {{lb|en|military}} A [[body]] or [[troop]]s, or any naval or military force, under the control of a particular officer; by extension, any object or body in someone's charge.
7. Dominating situation; range or control or oversight; extent of view or outlook.
8. {{lb|en|computing}} A [[directive]] to a computer [[program]] acting as an [[interpreter]] of some kind, in order to perform a specific task.
9. {{lb|en|baseball}} The degree of control a [[pitcher]] has over his [[pitches]].
10. A [[command performance]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[order]], to [[give]] [[order]]s; to [[compel]] or [[direct]] with [[authority]].
2. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To have or [[exercise]] [[supreme]] [[power]], [[control]]{{,}} or [[authority]] (especially [[military]] over; to have under [[direction]] or [[control]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[require]] with [[authority]]; to [[demand]], [[order]], [[enjoin]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} to [[dominate]] through [[ability]], [[resource]]s, [[position]]{{,}} etc.; to [[overlook]].
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[exact]], [[compel]]{{,}} or [[secure]] by [[influence]]; to [[deserve]], [[claim]].
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[hold]]; to [[control]] the [[use]] of.
7. {{lb|en|ambitransitive|archaic}} To have a [[view]] (of), as from a [[superior]] [[position]].
8. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To [[direct]] to [[come]]; to [[bestow]].

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