command

command
1. noun /kəˈmɑːnd,kəˈmænd/
a) An order, a compelling task given to an inferior or a machine.

I was given a command to cease shooting.

b) The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.

to have command of an army

2. verb /kəˈmɑːnd,kəˈmænd/
a) To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.

The soldier was commanded to cease firing.

b) To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control.

The king commanded his servant to bring him dinner.


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