to direct with specific authority or prerogative; order

The captain commanded his men to attack.

to require authoritatively; demand

She commanded silence.

to have or exercise authority or control over; be master of; have at one's bidding or disposal

The Pharaoh commanded 10,000 slaves.

to deserve and receive (respect, sympathy, attention, etc.)

He commands much respect for his attitude.

to dominate by reason of location; overlook

The hill commands the sea.

to have authority over and responsibility for (a military or naval unit or installation); be in charge of.

to issue an order or orders.

to be in charge; have authority.

to occupy a dominating position; look down upon or over a body of water, region, etc.

the act of commanding or ordering.

an order given by one in authority

The colonel gave the command to attack.

Military .

an order in prescribed words, usually given in a loud voice to troops at close-order drill

The command was Right shoulder arms!

the order of execution or the second part of any two-part close-order drill command, as face in Right face!

( initial capital letter ) a principal component of the U.S. Air Force

Strategic Air Command.

a body of troops or a station, ship, etc., under a commander.

the possession or exercise of controlling authority

a lieutenant in command of a platoon.

expertise; mastery

He has a command of French, Russian, and German.

British . a royal order.

power of dominating a region by reason of location; extent of view or outlook

the command of the valley from the hill.

Computers .

an electric impulse, signal, or set of signals for initiating an operation in a computer.

a character, symbol, or item of information for instructing a computer to perform a specific task.

a single instruction.

of, pertaining to, or for use in the exercise of command

a command car; command post.

of or pertaining to a commander

a command decision.

ordered by a sovereign, as if by a sovereign, or by the exigencies of a situation

a command performance.

noun

contradiction , countermand , opposition , recall , reversal , revocation , subordination

verb

contradict , countermand , oppose , recall , reverse , revoke , follow

noun

act , adjuration , ban , behest , bidding , call , canon , caveat , charge , citation , commandment , decree , demand , devoir , dictate , dictation , dictum , direction , duty , edict , enactment , exaction , fiat , imperative , imposition , injunction , interdiction , law , mandate , notification , obligation , order , ordinance , precept , prescript , proclamation , prohibition , proscription , regulation , request , requirement , requisition , responsibility , rule , subpoena , summons , ultimatum , warrant , will , word , writnotes:an order is being told to do something with no specific guidelines , a command is being told to do something in a specific way , and a directive is being told to do something and getting this information through channels , ability , absolutism , aplomb , authority , authorization , coercion , compulsion , constraint , control , despotism , domination , dominion , expertise , expertism , expertness , government , grasp , grip , hold , jurisdiction , know-how * , leadership , management , might , prerogative , primacy , restraint , right , royalty , skill , sovereignty , strings , supervision , supremacy , sway , tyranny , upper hand *notes:an order is being told to do something with no specific guidelines , directive , instruction , mastery , power , dominance , reign , adeptness , art , craft , knack , proficiency , technique , bravura

verb

adjure , appoint , authorize , ban , bar , beckon , bid , call , call for , call on , call the signals , call upon , charge , check , cite , compel , debar , dictate , direct , enact , enjoin , exact , forbid , force upon , give directions , give orders , grant , impose , inflict , inhibit , instruct , interdict , lay down the law , mark out , oblige , ordain , order , ordinate , proclaim , prohibit , put foot down , require , requisition , restrain , rule out , send for , set , subpoena , summon , take charge , take lead , task , tell , warnnotes:an order is being told to do something with no specific guidelines , a command is being told to do something in a specific way , and a directive is being told to do something and getting this information through channels , administer , boss , coach , coerce , conduct , conquer , constrain , control , curb , determine , dominate , domineer , exercise power , force , govern , guide , have authority , head , hinder , hold office , influence , lead , manage , officiate , oppress , overbear , override , predominate , prescribe , preside over , prevail , push , regulate , reign , reign over , repress , run , stop , subdue , superintend , supervise , sway , take over , tyrannize , wieldnotes:an order is being told to do something with no specific guidelines , boast , enjoy , have , hold , possess , captain , overlook , tower above , authority , beck , behest , bidding , commission , demand , direction , duty , edict , expertise , instruction , knowledge , mandate , master , might , officer , ordinance , power , proclamation , request , rule , supremacy