Command

Noun

 * 1) An order, a compelling task given to an inferior or a machine.
 * 2) The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.
 * 3) power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.
 * 4) A position of chief authority; a position involving the right or power to order or control.
 * 5) The act of commanding; exercise or authority of influence.
 * 6)  A body or troops, or any naval or military force, under the control of a particular officer.
 * 7) Dominating situation; range or control or oversight; extent of view or outlook.
 * 8)  A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task.
 * 9)  The degree of control a pitcher has over his pitches.

Verb

 * 1)  To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.
 * 2)  To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control.
 * 3)  To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin.
 * 4)  to dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook.
 * 5)  To exact, compel or secure by my moral influence; to deserve, claim.
 * 6) To hold, to control the use of

Adjectives for Command
brisk; snarled; definite; sharp; stern; brusque; crisp; curt; despotic; peremptory; absolute; authoritative; unconditional tyrannical; facile; supreme; independent imperious; iron; deathless; masterly; fluent unconcerned; stentorian; low-voiced; shouted; spoken; hoarse; shrill; raucous; sole; unified; urgent; last; hurrying; prompt; effective; divine; implied; incisive; suggestive; rudimentary; consequential shaky; tactful; phenomenal; incomparable geographical; instant; cold; lawful; unique disguised; renewed; vigorous; immediate; irregular; enthusiastic; instinctive; military; snapped; fierce; unlimited; laudable; pernicious; admirable; stifled; long-desired; rapturous; strenuous; intermingling; respective; just.

Verbs for Command
assume—; attend—; await—; bear— boast—; comply with—; condescend to— constitute—; defy—; execute—; fulfill—lose—; obey—; release from—; relieve from—; relinquish-—; respond to—; send forth—; stand ready at—; sway by— thunder—; transgress—; understand— waive—; —confuses; —enrages; —rings ; —splits the air; —startles.

Adverbs for Command
imperiously; authoritatively; intellectually; impatiently; laughingly; peremptorily; petulantly; definitely; brusquely; crisply; curtly; despotically; unconditionally; tyrannically; independently; hoarsely; shrilly; raucously; urgently; promptly; effectively; incisively; tactfully; phenomenally; incomparably; vigorously; immediately; enthusiastically; instinctively; fiercely; laudably; perniciously; justly.

Synonyms for Command

 * decree, order

Derived terms

 * chain of command
 * commandable
 * command economy
 * commandeer
 * commander
 * commandery


 * command guidance
 * commanding
 * command key
 * command language
 * command line
 * commandment
 * command module
 * command performance


 * command post
 * high command
 * second in command
 * self-command
 * trains command
 * your wish is my command

Thesaurus
administer, administrate, administration, adroitness, airmanship, alphabetic data, alphanumeric code, angular data, animus, aplomb, appetence, appetency, appetite, apprehension, artfulness, artisanship, artistry, ask, assembler, assurance, attract, authority, authorization, be enfeoffed of, be expert in, be learned in, be master, be master of, be possessed of, be responsible for, be seized of, be up on, be well-informed, be-all and end-all, behest, bestraddle, bestride, bid, bidding, binary digit, binary scale, binary system, bit, blue ribbon, boast, bravura, brilliance, bug, byte, call on, call the signals, call upon, canon, capability, capacity, captain, carry on, chair, championship, charge, choice, choose, choose to, claim, clairvoyance, claws, clear, cleverness, clutches, coerce, command pulses, commands, commission, compel, competence, compiler, comprehension, computer code, computer language, computer program, conation, conatus, conception, conceptualization, conduct, confidence, constrain, control, control signals, controlled quantity, coordination, correcting signals, craft, craftsmanship, cunning, data, decide, decision, declare, decree, deftness, demand, desire, determination, determine, devoir, dexterity, dexterousness, dextrousness, dictate, diplomacy, direct, direction, directive, directorship, discipline, discretion, disposition, dominate, domination, dominion, draw on, duty, earn, effectiveness, efficiency, empery, empire, engineer, enjoin, enjoy, error, error signals, exact, expertise, expertism, expertness, eyereach, eyeshot, eyesight, facility, fancy, feedback pulses, feedback signals, field of view, field of vision, fill, film data, finesse, first place, first prize, force, foreknowledge, free choice, free will, give an order, give the word, govern, governance, government, grace, grasp, grip, gripe, guidance, hand, handiness, handle, handling, hands, have, have and hold, have down pat, have in hand, have it taped, have tenure of, head, head up, headship, hegemony, height, helm, hexadecimal system, highest, hold, horizon, horsemanship, husbandry, ideation, imperium, inclination, influence, information, ingeniousness, ingenuity, injunction, input data, input quantity, instruct, instruction, instructions, intellection, intelligence, intention, iron hand, issue a command, issue a writ, jurisdiction, ken, kingship, knack, know backwards, know by heart, know damn well, know inside out, know the ropes, know the score, know well, know-how, lad, law, lead, lead on, leadership, leading, liking, limit of vision, line of sight, look down upon, lordship, lust, machine language, make the rules, manage, management, managery, managing, mandate, maneuver, manipulate, manipulation, marksmanship, master, mastermind, mastership, mastery, maximum, mental grasp, message, might, mind, most, multiple messages, naked eye, ne plus ultra, new high, noise, numeric data, objective, obligation, oblige, occupy, octal system, officer, ordain, order, order about, ordering, ordinance, oscillograph data, outlook, outlook over, output data, output quantity, outtop, overarch, overlook, overshadow, oversight, overtop, palms, paramountcy, passion, perspective, pilotage, play, pleasure, poise, polar data, possess, power, practical ability, precept, precognition, prehension, prescribe, prescript, prescription, preside over, presidency, primacy, proclaim, proficiency, promulgate, pronounce, prospect, prowess, pull the strings, punch-card data, quarterback, quickness, raj, random data, range, readiness, record, rectangular data, reference quantity, regnancy, regulate, regulation, reign, reins of government, request, require, resolution, resolve, resource, resourcefulness, responsibility, rise above, rule, ruly English, run, running, savoir-faire, savvy, say, say the word, scan, scope, scope of vision, seamanship, see fit, sexual desire, sight, sightliness, signals, single messages, skill, skillfulness, skipper, sovereignty, squat, squat on, stand over, statute, steerage, steering, stewardship, strings, style, summon, supervise, supremacy, surmount, survey, sway, tact, tactfulness, take command, take the lead, talons, teaching, technical brilliance, technical mastery, technical skill, technique, tell, the conn, the helm, the wheel, think fit, think good, think proper, timing, top, top spot, tower above, tower over, understanding, unorganized data, usucapt, velleity, view, virtuosity, visible-speech data, vista, volition, warn, wield authority, will, will power, wisdom, wish, wit, wizardry, word, workmanship, zenith

Etymology
From comander: (modern French commander:), from  *undefined:, from  commendare:, from com-: + mandare: < mando:. Compare commend:, mandate:.

Noun

 * Afrikaans: bevel, opdrag, gebod
 * Anglo-Norman:
 * Armenian:
 * Basque: agindu, men
 * Bulgarian:, нареждане
 * Catalan: ordre, manat
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:, ,
 * Dutch: opdracht, bevel
 * Esperanto:
 * Filipino: utos, kautusan
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Old French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek: εντολή, διαταγή


 * Hebrew: פקודה (pquda)
 * Hungarian: parancs
 * Japanese:
 * Kurdish:
 * Latin:
 * Old English:
 * Persian:, ارد,
 * Polish:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Serbo-Croatian: zapovijed (f), zapoved (f),  komanda,  naredba
 * Spanish: ,
 * Telugu: ఆజ్ఞ (aajna), ఉత్తరువు, ఆనతి
 * Thai: สั่ง


 * Bulgarian: командване
 * Persian: تکاوری


 * Serbo-Croatian: komanda


 * Catalan: ordre
 * Dutch: opdracht


 * Greek: εντολή

Verb

 * Afrikaans: beveel
 * Anglo-Norman:
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: заповядвам, командвам
 * Czech: přikázat, nařídit, rozkázat
 * Dutch: bevelen, commanderen
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: juhtima


 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Old French:
 * German: ,
 * Latin:
 * Old English:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Telugu: ఆజ్ఞాపించు (aajnaapinchu)


 * Bulgarian: владея, контролирам
 * Czech:


 * Finnish: pitää hallussaan, hallita
 * Latin: impero
 * Telugu: ఉంచుకొనుట, అదుపులో ఉంచు