command

(kə-măndˈ)

1. To direct with authority; give orders to.
2. To have control or authority over; rule: a general who commands an army.
3. To have at one's disposal: a person who commands seven languages.
4. To deserve and receive as due; exact: The troops' bravery commanded respect.
5. a. To exercise dominating, authoritative influence over: “He commands any room he enters” (Stephen Schiff).
   b. To dominate by physical position; overlook: a mountain commanding the valley below.

1. To give orders.
2. To exercise authority or control as or as if one is a commander.

1. The act of commanding.
2. An order given with authority.
3. Computer Science A signal that initiates an operation defined by an instruction.
4. a. The authority to command: an admiral in command.
   b. Possession and exercise of the authority to command: command of the seas.
5. Ability to control or use; mastery: command of four languages.
6. Dominance by location; extent of view.
7. a. The jurisdiction of a commander.
   b. A military unit, post, district, or region under the control of one officer.
   c. A unit of the U.S. Air Force that is larger than an air force.

1. Of, relating to, or constituting a command: command headquarters; a command decision.
2. Done or performed in response to a command: a command performance.

Related Forms:

• com·mandˈa·ble adjective