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com·mand

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 \\kə-ˈmand\\ verbtransitive verb
1. to direct authoritatively : 

order

2. to exercise a dominating influence over : have command of: as
  a. to have at one's immediate disposal
      commands many resources
  b. to demand or receive as one's due
      commands a high fee
  c. to overlook or dominate from or as if from a strategic position
      a hill that commands the city
  d. to have military command of as senior officer
      command a regiment
3. obsolete : to order or request to be given
intransitive verb
1. to have or exercise direct authority : 

govern

2. to give orders
3. to be commander
4. to dominate as if from an elevated place
• com·mand·able  \\-ˈman-də-bəl\\ adjective
Synonyms.
  , , , , , ,  mean to issue orders.  and  imply authority and usually some degree of formality and impersonality.  stresses official exercise of authority
      a general commanding troops
   may suggest peremptory or arbitrary exercise
      ordered his employees about like slaves
   suggests giving orders peremptorily (as to children or servants)
      she bade him be seated
   implies giving an order or direction authoritatively and urgently and often with admonition or solicitude
      a sign enjoining patrons to be quiet
   and  both connote expectation of obedience and usually concern specific points of procedure or method,  sometimes implying greater explicitness or formality
      directed her assistant to hold all calls
      the judge instructed the jury to ignore the remark
   adds to  an implication of imposing as a duty or responsibility
      charged by the President with a secret mission

II

noun1.
  a. an order given
  b. a signal that actuates a device (as a control mechanism in a spacecraft or one step in a computer); also : the activation of a device by means of such a signal
2.
  a. the ability to control : 

mastery

  b. the authority or right to command
      the officer in command
  c.
    (1) the power to dominate
    (2) scope of vision
  d. facility in use
      a good command of French
  e. 

control

 1d
      a pitcher with good command of his curveball
3. the act of commanding
4. the personnel, area, or organization under a commander; specifically : a unit of the United States Air Force higher than an air force
5. a position of highest usually military authority
Synonyms: see 

III

adjective: done on command or request
    a command performance

com·mand
I. \kəˈmand, -maa(ə)nd, -mȧnd\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English comanden, from Old French comander to command, commend, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin commandare, alteration (influenced by Latin mandare to commit to one's charge, order) of Latin commendare to commend, command — more at 
transitive verb
1. : to direct authoritatively : , 
 < the doctrine of that church commanded man to love God with his whole soul — Stringfellow Barr >
2. : to exercise a dominating influence over : have within ones's authority, control, or power: as
 a. : to rule over, dominate, control, or govern authoritatively, without question or opposition
  < England … had long commanded the European market for raw wool — G.M.Trevelyan >
  < those young boys who have inherited great fortunes which they own but cannot command — Van Wyck Brooks >
 b. : to have at one's immediate bidding or disposal
  < the produce of other men's labor which it enables him to purchase or command — Adam Smith >
 c. : to be able readily to call forth, evoke, exact, or compel, typically by some right or due
  < the courage can scarcely fail to command our admiration — Virginia Woolf >
  < a successful pugilist commands far higher terms for giving tuition in boxing than a tutor at one of the universities — G.B.Shaw >
 d. : to face, front on, or overlook so as to afford full view of
  < the wide and peaceful rural landscape commanded by the cottage — Joseph Conrad >
 e. : to dominate by strategic position, by fire, or by observation
  < Fort Amsterdam, whose four bastions … commanded both the North and East rivers — American Guide Series: New York City >
  < this island, which commands one of the principal passages from the Atlantic to the Caribbean sea — F.J.Haskin >
 f. : to constitute the passageway or chief passageway to
  < the hallway commands the entrances to all the upstairs rooms >
 g. : to have military or naval command of as senior officer
 h. : to hold the controlling cards of (a suit) in a card game
3. : to cause or direct to come or go : , , 
 < I will command my blessing upon you — Lev 25:21 (Revised Standard Version) >
4. obsolete : to order or request to be given
intransitive verb
1. : to have or to exercise direct authority : 
2. : to give an order or orders
3. : to be commander
 < the general will command in person at the western front >
4. : to dominate as if from an elevated position
 < far and wide his eyes commands — John Milton >
Synonyms: 
 , , , , , : in the meaning of issuing commands or orders, these words are often interchangeable.  is used in situations in which great or high authority is involved officially or formally
  < as sovereign lord he can command — S.T.Coleridge >
  < the chairman commands the undertaking — Estes Kefauver >
   suggests a formal or solemn order with connotations of duty and responsibility
  < the Marine Hospital service was charged with the duty of recommending for rejection immigrants afflicted with loathsome or contagious diseases — V.G.Heiser >
  < Gustavus … considered himself charged by God with the defense of the true Lutheran faith — Stringfellow Barr >
   may indicate a specific or routine command or direction from one having due authority or right
  < many of the managing posts will be filled up by pig-headed people only because they happen to have the habit of ordering poor people about — G.B.Shaw >
   suggests an order or direction given authoritatively and urgently but with some admonition, sententiousness, or solicitude
  < I enjoin upon all citizens to cooperate with the government in its endeavor to restore greater respect for law and order — F.D.Roosevelt >
  < St. Peter admirably enjoins us to be ready always to give an answer to every man thats asks us a reason for the faith that is in us — J.L.Lowes >
   may suggest either a routine or an especially mandatory order often on specific points of procedure or activity
  < why otherwise does it [the Constitution] direct the judges to take an oath to support it? — John Marshall >
  < it is hoped that President Eisenhower will direct Ambassador Lodge to propose such action — Nation >
   may suggest an authoritative order, perhaps a formal one, delivered with care about its being fully understood
  < “Don't waste oil”, Miss Hannah had been instructed long ago — Margaret Deland >
  < Marvin was instructed … to uproot nothing until it was proved to have no remedial property — Mary Austin >
   is likely to sound archaic or literary; it may indicate either a mild or a peremptory command
  < the … Curate doth bid the Man to put a Ring on the Woman's fourth finger — George Meredith >
  < he seized him by the collar and sternly bade him cease making a fool of himself — G.B.Shaw >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French comand, comande, from comander, v.
1. : the act of commanding
 < the troops shall march at command >
2. 
 a. : an order given : , 
 b. : a word or phrase especially in a set form by which an order is given
  < at the command “halt” all troops will stop immediately >
3. 
 a. : the ability to control or the faculty of controlling : 
  < the teacher has given evidence of command in her classes >
  < lose command of one's temper >
 b. : the authority or right to command conferred by official position
  < the captain is in command of the ship >
 c. 
  (1) : the power to dominate, control, or overlook
   < the fort has command of the valley >
  (2) : scope of vision : 
   < the tower provided a wide command of neighboring hills >
 d. : facility in use (as of a language)
  < a good command of French >
4. : a body of persons (as military troops), an area, or a particular unit, usually military, under one in command
 < a top-ranking officer in the Middle East command >
 < police put all commands on alert against possible disorders or vandalism — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union >
— compare 
5. : height above the ground or the level commanded by a fortification or a gun
6. 
 a. : the possession of the highest card or cards of a suit in a card game
 b. : the highest card remaining unplayed in any suit
7. contact bridge : 
Synonyms: see 
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III. adjective
: presented (as a stage play) or completed (as a study) as a result of a compelling command or request or of great need
 < a command performance of the play for the queen >
 < a command study for the air force of the psychological makeup of good fliers >
IV. noun
1. : an electrical or electronic signal that actuates a device (as a control mechanism in a spacecraft or one step in a computer)
2. : the activation of a device in or the control of a vehicle (as a spacecraft) by means of a command