command

noun

  1. 1

    availability for use

    the materials at the command of the potters grew

  2. 2

    the power or authority to command

    an admiral in command

  3. 3

    great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity

    a good command of French

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

    an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

  6. 6

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

  7. 7

    a position of highest authority

    the corporation has just undergone a change in command

verb

  1. 1

    make someone do something

  2. 2

    be in command of

    The general commanded a huge army

  3. 3

    demand as one's due

    This speaker commands a high fee

    The author commands a fair hearing from his readers

  4. 4

    exercise authoritative control or power over

    control the budget

    Command the military forces

  5. 5

    look down on

    The villa dominates the town

Synonyms

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