COMMAND
\kəmˈand], \kəmˈand], \k_ə_m_ˈa_n_d]\
Definitions of COMMAND
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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look down on; "The villa dominates the town"
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availability for use; "the materials at the command of the potters grew"
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the power or authority to command; "an admiral in command"
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(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
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a military unit or region under the control of a single officer
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be in command of; "The general commanded a huge army"
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demand as one's due; "This speaker commands a high fee"; "The author commands a fair hearing from his readers"
By Princeton University
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look down on; "The villa dominates the town"
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availability for use; "the materials at the command of the potters grew"
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the power or authority to command; "an admiral in command"
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(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
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a military unit or region under the control of a single officer
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be in command of; "The general commanded a huge army"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge.
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To exercise direct authority over; to have control of; to have at one's disposal; to lead.
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To have within a sphere of control, influence, access, or vision; to dominate by position; to guard; to overlook.
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To have power or influence of the nature of authority over; to obtain as if by ordering; to receive as a due; to challenge; to claim; as, justice commands the respect and affections of the people; the best goods command the best price.
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To direct to come; to bestow.
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To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to sway; to influence; to give an order or orders.
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To have a view, as from a superior position.
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An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an injunction.
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The possession or exercise of authority.
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Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the forces under his command.
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Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of position; scope of vision; survey.
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Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge.
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A body of troops, or any naval or military force or post, or the whole territory under the authority or control of a particular officer.
By Oddity Software
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To order or charge with authority; control; exercise supreme authority over; lead; to overlook, as from a height; to exact; to be able to obtain.
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To act as a leader; to rule.
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Authority; an order or mandate; a dominating situation; power to control; a naval or military force under a certain officer.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To order: to bid: to exercise supreme authority over: to have within sight, influence, or control.
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To have chief authority: message: the ability to overlook or influence: the thing commanded.
By Daniel Lyons
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An order; behest; the thing commanded.
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To have chief authority.
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To order; govern; have within sight or influence.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To order with authority; require; enjoin.
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To have under control; be master of; overlook, as from a height; cover; guard; be able to obtain.
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To claim irresistibly.
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To be in authority; rule.
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The right to command; act of commanding; control; mastery; authority.
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An order; commandment.
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The force or district commanded.
By James Champlin Fernald
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The right, power, or act of commanding; supreme power or authority; mandate or order given; the power of overlooking; a body of troops, or any naval or military force or station, under the command of a particular officer.
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To order; to control; to have in power; to dominate or overlook; to enforce.
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To have or exercise supreme authority or influence.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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Right, power, or authority over; an order or message with authority; a naval or military force under the authority of a particular officer.
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To bid, order, or charge with authority; to govern or direct; to have power over; to have within the observation of the eye.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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