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com·mand  (k-mnd)

v. com·mand·ed, com·mand·ing, com·mands

v.tr.

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.

v.intr.

1. To give orders.

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

n.

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.

adj.

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.

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[Middle English commaunden, from Old French comander, from Late Latin commandre : Latin com-, intensive pref.; see com- + Latin mandre, to entrust; see man-² in Indo-European roots.]

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com·manda·ble adj.

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command

Verb

1. to order or compel

2. to have authority over

3. to deserve and get: a public figure who commands almost universal respect

4. to look down over: the house commands a magnificent view of the sea and the islands

Noun

1. an authoritative instruction that something must be done

2. the authority to command

3. knowledge; control: a fluent command of French

4. a military or naval unit with a specific function

5. Computers a part of a program consisting of a coded instruction to the computer to perform a specified function [Latin com- (intensive) + mandare to order]

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Command a military or naval force; a body of troops under a commander, 1592.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	command - an authoritative direction or instruction to do something bid, bidding, dictation speech act - the use of language to perform some act countermand - a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command order - (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London" commission, direction, charge - a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury" commandment - something that is commanded injunction - a formal command or admonition behest - an authoritative command or request open sesame - a magical command; used by Ali Baba
	2.	command - a military unit or region under the control of a single officer ACC, Air Combat Command - a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft AFSPC, Air Force Space Command - a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations military force, military group, military unit, force - a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	3.	command - the power or authority to command; "an admiral in command" authority, potency, authorization, authorisation, say-so, dominance - the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"
	4.	command - availability for use; "the materials at the command of the potters grew" accessibility, availability, availableness, handiness - the quality of being at hand when needed
	5.	command - a position of highest authority; "the corporation has just undergone a change in command" status, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
	6.	command - great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French" mastery, control skillfulness - the state of being cognitively skillful
	7.	command - (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program program line, instruction, statement computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures computer code, code - (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions computer program, computer programme, programme, program - (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code" call - an instruction that interrupts the program being executed; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed" command line - commands that a user types in order to run an application link - (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list macro, macro instruction - a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language system error - an instruction that is either not recognized by an operating system or is in violation of the procedural rules toggle - any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time
Verb	1.	command - be in command of; "The general commanded a huge army" general - command as a general; "We are generaled by an incompetent!" officer - direct or command as an officer dominate, master - have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"
	2.	command - make someone do something require order, enjoin, tell, say - give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed" burden, saddle, charge - impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend" requisition - make a formal request for official services nix, prohibit, proscribe, disallow, forbid, interdict, veto - command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"
	3.	command - demand as one's due; "This speaker commands a high fee"; "The author commands a fair hearing from his readers" exact, demand - claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"
	4.	command - look down on; "The villa dominates the town" overtop, overlook, dominate lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position dwarf, overshadow, shadow - make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year"
	5.	command - exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces" control preoccupy - engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else" channelise, channelize, guide, maneuver, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, direct - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling steer - direct (oneself) somewhere; "Steer clear of him" hold one's own - maintain one's position and be in control of a situation handle, manage, care, deal - be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" internationalise, internationalize - put under international control; "internationalize trade of certain drugs" hold - take and maintain control over, often by violent means; "The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week" hold sway - be master; reign or rule govern - direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct" regiment - subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization; "regiment one's children" monopolise, monopolize - have and control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the laser printer" draw rein, rein, rein in, harness - control and direct with or as if by reins; "rein a horse" corner - gain control over; "corner the gold market" preside - act as president; "preside over companies and corporations" dominate, master - have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems" becharm, charm - control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft rule, govern - exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?" call the shots, call the tune, wear the trousers - exercise authority or be in charge; "Who is calling the shots in this house?"

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command

verb 1. order, tell, charge, demand, require, direct, bid, compel, enjoin << OPPOSITE beg

verb 2. have authority over, lead, head, control, rule, manage, handle, dominate, govern, administer, supervise, be in charge of, reign over << OPPOSITE be subordinate to

noun 3. order, demand, direction, instruction, requirement, decree, bidding, mandate, canon, directive, injunction, fiat, ultimatum, commandment, edict, behest, precept

4. domination, control, rule, grasp, sway, mastery, dominion, upper hand, power, government

noun 5. management, power, control, charge, authority, direction, supervision

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1. The authority that a commander in the Armed Forces lawfully exercises over subordinates by virtue of rank or assignment. Command includes the authority and responsibility for effectively using available resources and for planning the employment of, organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling military forces for the accomplishment of assigned missions. It also includes responsibility for health, welfare, morale, and discipline of assigned personnel.
2. An order given by a commander; that is, the will of the commander expressed for the purpose of bringing about a particular action.
3. A unit or units, an organization, or an area under the command of one individual. Also called CMD. See also area command; base command; combatant command; combatant command (command authority).

Translations

command [kəˈmɑːnd] n → orden f; mandato;

(MIL) (= authority); mando (= mastery); dominio;

(COMPUT) → orden f; comando

vt [+ troops] → mandar (= give orders to); mandar, ordenar (= be able to get); disponer de (= deserve); merecer;

to have at one's command [+ money, resources etc] → disponer de;

to have/take command of → estar al/asumir el mando de

command [kəˈmɑːnd] n → ordre m, commandement m;

(Mil) (= authority); commandement (= mastery); maîtrise f;

(Comput) → commande f

vt [+ troops] → commander (= be able to get); (pouvoir) disposer de, avoir à sa disposition (= deserve); avoir droit à;

to command sb to do → donner l'ordre or commander à qn de faire;

to have/take command of → avoir/prendre le commandement de;

to have at one's command [+ money, resources etc] → disposer de

command [kəˈmɑːnd] n (also Comput) → Befehl m;

(control, charge) → Führung f;

(Mil) (authority) → Kommando nt, Befehlsgewalt f;

(mastery) → Beherrschung f

vt (troops) → befehligen, kommandieren;

(be able to get) → verfügen über +acc;

(deserve) (respect, admiration etc) → verdient haben;

to be in command of → das Kommando or den (Ober)befehl haben über +acc;

to have command of → das Kommando haben über +acc;

to take command of → das Kommando übernehmen +gen;

to have at one's command → verfügen über +acc;

to command sb to do sth → jdm befehlen, etw zu tun

command [kəˈmɑːnd] n → ordine m; comando;

(MIL) (= authority); comando (= mastery); padronanza;

(COMPUT) → command m inv; comando

vt → comandare;

to command sb to do → ordinare a qn di fare;

to have/take command of → avere/prendere il comando di;

to have at one's command [+ money, resources etc] → avere a propria disposizione

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command

v command [kəˈmaːnd]

1 to order I command you to leave the room immediately! bevel يَأْمُر، يَطْلُب مِن заповядвам nařídit befale; beordre befehlen διατάζω ordenar, mandar käskima دستور دادن määrätä ordonner לְצָווֹת हुक्म देना zapovijedati, voditi (meg)parancsol memerintah skipa ordinare 命令する 명령하다 įsakyti pavēlēt mengarah bevelen beordre, befale rozkazywać ordenar a ordona приказывать nariadiť ukazati narediti befalla สั่ง emretmek 命令 наказувати حکم دینا ra lệnh 命令

2 to have authority over He commanded a regiment of soldiers. aanvoering يَقودُ جَيْشا командвам velet kommandere kommandieren διοικώ estar al mando de käsutama, kamandama تحت فرمان داشتن؛ فرماندهی کردن komentaa commander לִפְקוֹד प्राधिकार होना zapovijedati, komandidati rendelkezik (vkivel, vmivel) mengepalai stjórna, vera yfir comandare 指揮する 지휘하다 vadovauti komandēt; valdīt perintah bevelen ha kommandoen over, kommandere dowodzić comandar a comanda командовать veliť poveljevati komandovati ha (föra) befälet över, kommendera มีอำนาจเหนือ komuta/kumanda etmek 控制 командувати, керувати قیادت کرنا ، اختیار ہونا chỉ huy 控制

3 to have by right He commands great respect. kommandement يَسْتَحِقُّ الأحْتِرام внушавам zasloužit si; vzbuzovat nyde einflößen εμπνέω, επιβάλλω infundir, inspirar teenitult omama برخوردار بودن nauttia imposer לִזכּוֹת पात्र होना vladati rendelkezik vmivel memiliki knÿja fram, meritare ～を起こさせる 당연히 받을 만하다 nusipelnyti iedvest berkuasa afdwingen kunne forlange; nyte wzbudzać infundir a impune располагать; внушать požívať zbujati zaslužiti förtjäna สั่งการ hak etmek 博得 вселяти, викликати (повагу) حق رکھنا có đủ tư cách 博得

n

1 an order We obeyed his commands. bevele أمْـر заповед rozkaz ordre; kommando der Befehl διαταγή orden käsk امر؛ فرمان käsky ordre פּקוּדָה आज्ञा zapovijed, naredba parancs perintah skipun comando, ordine 命令 명령 įsakymas pavēle arahan bevel ordre, befaling, kommando, bud rozkaz ordem ordin приказ rozkaz ukaz naredba befallning, order คำสั่ง emir 命令 команда; наказ احکام mệnh lệnh 命令

2 control He was in command of the operation. mag قِيادَه، سَيْطَرَه командване v čele, mít velení kontrol die Befehlsgewalt διοίκηση control, mando juhtimine کنترل کردن päällikkyys, johto à la tête de פִּיקוּד कमान zapovjedništvo, vlast irányítás memimpin stjórn, yfirráð comando 指揮 지배력 vadovybė komandēt kawalan bevel kommando dowództwo comando control контроль čelo nadzor komandujući kontroll, behärs-kande การควบคุม komuta, kumanda 控制 командування قابو ، کنٹرول quyền chỉ huy 控制

n commandant [komənˈdant, (American ) ˈkoməndant]

an officer who has the command of a place or of a body of troops. bevelsgebied قائِد комендант velitel, velící důstojník kommandant der Kommandant διοικητής comandante komandant فرمانده komendantti commandant/-ante מְפַקֵד कमांडेंट zapovjednik parancsnok komandan yfirmaður, liðsforingi comandante 司令官 사령관 komendantas, įgulos vadas komandants komandan commandant kommandant komendant comandante comandant комендант veliteľ, -ka poveljnik komandant kommendant, befälhavare ผู้บัญชาการ kumandan, komutan 司令官 комендант; командувач سر براہ ، قائد sỹ quan chỉ huy 司令官

n comˈmander

1 a person who commands He was the commander of the expedition. aanvoerder قائِد началник velitel anfører; hærfører der Kommandant αρχηγός comandante juht, komandör فرمانده johtaja, päällikkö chef מְפַקֵד सेनापति, कमांडर zapovjednik parancsnok pemimpin yfirmaður, stjórnandi comandante, capo 指揮者 지도자 vadas komandieris komander bevelhebber leder, hærfører, kommanderende offiser dowódca chefe şef начальник veliteľ, -ka vodja, poveljnik glavnokomandujući befälhavare, anförare, ledare ผู้บังคับบัญชา komutan, kumandan 指揮官 командувач; начальник قیادت کرنے والا شخص người chỉ huy 指挥官

2 in the British navy, an officer of the rank next below the captain. kommandeur رُتبة في البَحْرِيَّه البَريطانيه دون الكابتِن командир korvetní kapitán orlogskaptajn der Erste Offizier υποπλοίαρχος capitán de fragata 2. järgu mereväekapten ناخدا دوم komentajakapteeni capitaine de frégate קוֹמָנדֵר ब्रिटिश नौसेना में कैप्टन से नीचे का पद zapovjednik, kapetan fregate parancsnok let. kol. laut sjóliðsforingi capitano di fregata 中佐 (해군) 중령 vyresnysis kapitono padėjėjas kapteiņa vecākais palīgs komander luitenant-ter-zee orlogskaptein komandor porucznik capitão-de-fragata căpitan (de navă) коммандер korvetný kapitán kapitan bojne ladje komandirt kommendörkapten นาวิกโยธิน binbaşı 海軍中校 капітан 3-го рангу بحریہ کے افسروں کا ایک عہدہ trung tá 海军中校

adj comˈmanding

1 impressive He has a commanding appearance. gebiedende مُأَثِّر، سائِد внушителен impozantní imponerende gebieterisch επιβλητικός autoritario aukartust äratav تاثیر گذار vaikuttava imposant סַמכוּתִי प्रभावशाली dominantan impozáns mengesankan, berwibawa áhrifamikill imponente 堂々とした 위엄 있는 įspūdingas komandējošs; iespaidīgs memerintah indrukwekkend kommanderende, hersker-, bydende imponujący imponente impozant, im­pre­sionant внушительный impozantný mogočen, silen dominantan vördnadsbjudande, imponerande ซึ่งอยู่ในตำแหน่งที่มีอำนาจ etkileyici 威嚴的 значний; переконливий متاثر کن oai vệ 威严的

2 with a wide view The house had a commanding position on the hill. indrukwekkende مُشْرِف внушителен dominující åben; have en vid udsigt beherrschend που δεσπόζει dominante valdav منظرۀ گسترده hallitseva dominant שוֹלֵט व्यापक दृष्टि impozantan panorámás dengan pemandangan luas sem gnæfir yfir og gefur vítt útsÿni dominante 見晴らしのよい 전망이 좋은 išsiskiriantis dominējošs dapat dilihat die de omtrek bestrijkt som har vid utsikt, åpen dominujący sobranceiro de unde se poate admira toată priveliştea доминирующий dominantný dominanten širok pogled med fri och öppen utsikt ที่มีมุมมองกว้าง hâkim 視野開闊的 домінуючий, панівний بلند cao 居高临下的

n comˈmandment

a command given by God, especially one of the ten given to Moses. gebod وَصِيَّه (مِن وَصايا الله العَشره) (Божа) заповед přikázání bud das Gebot θεϊκή εντολή mandamiento käsk فرمان الهی käsky commandement עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדִּבּרוֹת आज्ञा, धर्मादेश zapovijed parancsolat firman boðorð comandamento おきて 신의 율법, 모세의 10계의 하나 įsakymas bauslis rukun gebod bud, guddommelig befaling przykazanie mandamento poruncă заповедь prikázanie zapoved zapovest bud[] คำสั่ง (ilahî) emir; 10 emirden biri 戒律 заповідь خدائی فرمان điều răn của Chúa 戒律

n comˌmander-in-ˈchief

the officer in supreme command of an army, or of the entire forces of the state. opperbevelhebber, hoofaanvoerder قائِد عام главно командване vrchní velitel øverstbefalende der Oberbefehlshaber αντιστράτηγος comandante en jefe ülemjuhataja فرماندۀ کل قوا ylipäällikkö commandant en chef מְפָקֵד עֱליוֹן प्रधान सेनापति vrhovni zapovjednik főparancsnok panglima tertinggi æðsti yfirmaður comandante in capo 最高司令官 최고 사령관 vyriausiasis kariuomenės vadas virspavēlnieks ketua komander opperbevelhebber øverstkommanderende naczelny dowódca comandante-em-chefe comandant superior (главно)командующий vrchný veliteľ vrhovni poveljnik glavnokomandujući överbefälhavare ผู้บัญชาการทหารสูงสุด başkomutan 總司令 головнокомандувач قائد اعلیٰ tổng tư lệnh 总司令