command
Other forms: commanded; commanding; commands
A command is an order that you have to follow, as long as the person who gives it has authority over you. You don't have to comply with your friend's command that you give him all your money.
Command, which can be a noun or a verb, combines the Latin prefix com-, meaning "with," and mandāre, "to charge, enjoin," so to give someone a command is to say something with the authority that charges him to follow it. Your mother might command you to clean your room. Command can also mean a position of power, like having command of a battleship, or possession of a skill, like having a great command of video games.
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an authoritative direction or instruction to do somethingtypes:countermanda contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous commandorder(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyedcharge, commission, direction, mandatea formal statement of a command or injunction to do somethingcommandmentsomething that is commandedinjunctiona formal command or admonitionbehestan authoritative command or requestopen sesamea magical command; used by Ali Babamarching ordersan order from a superior officer for troops to departsummonsan order to appear in person at a given place and timeworda verbal command for actionmisdirectionan incorrect charge to a jury given by a judgetype of:speech actthe use of language to perform some act
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the power or authority to command“an admiral in command”type of:authorisation, authority, authorization, dominance, potency, say-sothe power or right to give orders or make decisions
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a position of highest authority
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availability for use
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be in command of
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make someone do somethingsynonyms: requiretypes:requisitionmake a formal request for official servicesoverburdenburden with too much work or responsibilitybear downexert a force or cause a strain uponadjurecommand solemnlybanprohibit especially by legal means or social pressureenjoinissue an injunction
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demand as one's due
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look down on
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exercise authoritative control or power over“Command the military forces”synonyms: controltypes:preoccupyengage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessivelychannelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steerdirect the course; determine the direction of travellingsteerdirect (oneself) somewherehold one's ownmaintain one's position and be in control of a situationholdtake and maintain control over, often by violent meanshold swaybe master; reign or rulegoverndirect or strongly influence the behavior ofregimentsubject to rigid discipline, order, and systematizationcornergain control overpresideact as presidentbewitch, enchant, ensorcel, ensorcell, glamour, hex, jinx, witchcast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or somethingdockmaneuver into a dockprepossesscause to be preoccupiedsheercause to sheerpull oversteer a vehicle to the side of the roadhelmbe at or take the helm ofcrabdirect (an aircraft) into a crosswindnavigatedirect carefully and safelystand outsteer away from shore, of shipsstarboardturn to the right, of helms or ruddersconnconduct or direct the steering of a ship or planenavigate, pilotact as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyanceparkmaneuver a vehicle into a parking spaceorganise, organizecause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or ideaworkcause to operate or functiondispose ofdeal with or settlecoordinatebring into common action, movement, or conditionjuggledeal with simultaneouslyprocessdeal with in a routine waydirectbe in charge ofthronesit on the throne as a rulermisgoverngovern badlydictaterule as a dictatorreignhave sovereign powertouchdeal with; usually used with a form of negationcurateorganize and oversee items in a collection or exhibitfinesseplan, manage, or direct with subtle and skillful maneuvering
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a military unit or region under the control of a single officertypes:ACC, Air Combat Commanda command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraftAFSPC, Air Force Space Commanda command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operationstype of:
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great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity“a good command of French”type of:skillfulnessthe state of being cognitively skillful
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(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer programsynonyms: instruction, program line, statementtypes:callan instruction that interrupts the program being executedcommand linecommands that a user types in order to run an applicationlink(computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or listmacro, macro instructiona single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine languagesystem erroran instruction that is either not recognized by an operating system or is in violation of the procedural rulestoggleany instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next timefunction calla call that passes control to a subroutine; after the subroutine is executed control returns to the next instruction in main programhyperlinka link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screensupervisor call instruction, system callan instruction that interrupts the program being executed and passes control to the supervisortype of:code, computer code(computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
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Vocabulary lists containing command
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