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List of meaning for command

to order someone to do something

command, bid, bidding, dictation(noun)

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

command(noun)

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

command(noun)

the power or authority to command

"an admiral in command"

command(noun)

availability for use

"the materials at the command of the potters grew"

command(noun)

a position of highest authority

"the corporation has just undergone a change in command"

command, control, mastery(noun)

great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity

"a good command of French"

instruction, command, statement, program line(verb)

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

command(verb)

be in command of

"The general commanded a huge army"

command, require(verb)

make someone do something

command(verb)

demand as one's due

"This speaker commands a high fee"; "The author commands a fair hearing from his readers"

dominate, command, overlook, overtop(verb)

look down on

"The villa dominates the town"

control, command(verb)

exercise authoritative control or power over

"control the budget"; "Command the military forces"

a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned

the captain's commands were followed without question

a highly developed skill in or knowledge of something

a command of French that is the result of a year spent in France as an exchange student

the place from which a commander runs operations

the general set up his command in the old port city

a place from which authority is exercised

central command

the right or means to command or control others

the army officer in command during the attack

all that can be seen from a certain point

from his mountain perch, the scout had a command of the entire valley

to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority

the general commanded his troops with Caesar-like imperiousness

to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority

the governor has commanded that all state flags be flown at half-mast

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority

an act of courage that commands the admiration of all who witnessed it

to exercise authority or power over

a cabinet secretary who commands the largest department in the federal government

to keep, control, or experience as one's own

local government does not command the resources that are needed to respond to such a huge disaster

to look down on

for centuries an imposing castle has commanded that stretch of the river

to serve as leader of

the head of the agency commands an army of workers trained to respond to the immediate needs of disaster victims

to set or receive as a price

commands a high fee for his decorating services

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