command

Definitions of command in various dictionaries:

noun - an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

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

noun - the power or authority to command

noun - availability for use

noun - a position of highest authority

noun - great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity

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

verb - be in command of

verb - make someone do something

verb - demand as one's due

verb - look down on

verb - exercise authoritative control or power over

To direct with authority; give orders to.

To have control or authority over; rule: a general who commands an army.

To have at one’s disposal: a person who commands seven languages.

To deserve and receive as due; exact: The troops’ bravery commanded respect.

To exercise dominating, authoritative influence over: “He commands any room he enters” (Stephen Schiff).

To dominate by physical position; overlook: a mountain commanding the valley below.

To give orders.

To exercise authority or control as or as if one is a commander.

The act of commanding.

An order given with authority.

A signal that initiates an operation defined by an instruction.

The authority to command: an admiral in command.

Possession and exercise of the authority to command: command of the seas.

Ability to control or use; mastery: command of four languages.

Dominance by location; extent of view.

Abbr.

The jurisdiction of a commander.

A military unit, post, district, or region under the control of one officer.

A unit of the U.

Of, relating to, or constituting a command: command headquarters; a command decision.

These verb s mean to issue an instruction that must be obeyed.

verb - to direct with authority