Definition of comand
1. command [ n ] an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
Used in print:(Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)
And He laid_down for him certain conditions : so_that , if he kept the command of God , then he would always remain as he was , that_is , immortal ; but if he did not , he would become mortal , melting into earth , whence his frame had been taken '' .
(Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)
Yet even here many_a problem is presented ; as in a recent design competition with a floor_plan and the simple command - `` design a luxury apartment '' ; no description of the client or his cultural level , no assertion of geographical_area or local social necessities - simply `` a luxury apartment '' .
(Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)
When they stood about his tent , chaffing each other , exchanging their obscenities , cursing command or weather , he had studied their faces .
(John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)
Only , unfortunately , he could not remove from his voice a nagging insinuation of the direct command .
Synonyms command bid bidding dictation Related Terms speech_act order commandment injunction commission open_sesame behest countermand bid dictate2. command [ n ] a military unit or region under the control of a single officer
Used in print:(Dan McLachlan, Jr., "Communication Networks and...)
Alexander_the_Great , who used runners as message carriers , did not have to worry about having every officer in his command hear what he said and having hundreds of them comment at_once .
A military organization has an objective chosen by the higher command .
( c ) Decisions of a general kind are made by the central command .
Synonyms command Related Terms military_unit afspc acc military3. command [ v ] be in command of
Examples:
"The general commanded a huge army"
(James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)
The man who now commanded her had started the voyage as an ordinary seaman .
He had obtained and provisioned a veteran ship called the Discovery and had recruited a crew of twenty-one , the largest he had ever commanded .
In 1602 , George_Waymouth , in the same little Discovery that Hudson now commanded , had sailed 300 miles up the strait before his frightened men turned the ship back .
(Bell I. Wiley, "Home Letters of Johnny Reb and Billy...)
His head cannot contain enough sense to command a regiment , much less a corps .
But he is a West_Point graduate and therefore must be born to command '' .
Synonyms command Related Terms dominate general officer commanding_officer commander air_force_officer4. command [ v ] make someone do something
Used in print:(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)
Stevie twisted and , frantically , commanded the mare to leap straight ahead .
(Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)
Youth obeyed when commanded .
His voice had not commanded her to stop .
Synonyms require command compel Related Terms order forbid requisition charge requisition5. command [ v ] demand as one's due
Examples: : "This speaker commands a high fee"
"The author commands a fair hearing from his readers"
(Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)
In 1864 Newman professedly had to write his Apologia with his keenest feelings in_order_to be believed and to command a fair hearing from English readers .
(B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)
But let us return , after this gruesome interlude , to our willow catkins in the spring ; there are other wild bees that command our attention .
Synonyms command Related Terms demand6. command [ n ] the power or authority to command
Examples: : "an admiral in command"
(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)
The husky 6 - 3 , 205 - pound lefthander , was in command all_the_way before an on_the_scene audience of only 949 and countless of television viewers in the Denver area .
(Chicago Daily Tribune...)
The episode in which Sancho_Panza concludes the joke that is played on him when he is facetiously put in command of an `` island '' is one of the best in the film .
Synonyms command Related Terms authority authorization control7. command [ n ] availability for use
Examples:
"the materials at the command of the potters grew"
(Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)
As the material at the command of the potters grew and the volume of their production increased , the local variations within a common style became more evident .
Synonyms command Related Terms handiness8. command [ v ] exercise authoritative control or power over
Examples:
"control the budget"
"Command the military forces"
(The New York Times...)
And the tone she commands is always beautiful in sound .
Synonyms control command Related Terms manage hold govern steer govern dominate preside steer preside monopolize hold_sway preoccupy preoccupy regiment corner harness call_the_shots internationalise charm hold_one's_own control commanding_officer commander air_force_officer9. command [ n ] great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
Examples:
"a good command of French"
(John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)
Mr._Gorboduc was finally in command of his mind again .
Synonyms mastery control command Related Terms skillfulness master10. command [ v ] look down on
Examples:
"The villa dominates the town"
(Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)
It commanded a view over Manhattan and the harbor .
Synonyms command overtop overlook dominate Related Terms lie lie shadow overlook11. command [ n ] a position of highest authority
Examples:
"the corporation has just undergone a change in command"
(87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)
Mr._Speaker , I rise today to pay tribute to a great newspaper , the New_York_Times , on the occasion of a major change in its top_executive command .
Synonyms command Related Terms status control12. command [ n ] (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
Synonyms command statement program_line instruction Related Terms code call toggle command_line macro system_error link program computer_scienceSimilar Spelling
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