command Definition

command
verb commanded, commanding

1. To order formally.

Thesaurus: compel, charge, authorize, direct, impose, dictate, exact, proclaim, subpoena; Antonym: obey, comply.
2. To have authority over or be in control of someone or something.

Thesaurus: dominate, tyrannize, coerce, subdue; conduct, supervise, control, direct.
3. To have at one's disposal.
4. To deserve or be entitled to something.
5. To look down over something.

Example: The window commands a view of the bay

noun

1. An order.

Thesaurus: order, edict, decree, fiat, mandate, commandment, summons, proclamation, ultimatum, warrant.
2. Control; charge.

Thesaurus: authority, leadership, sovereignty, rule, control, jurisdiction, supremacy, tyranny, dominion, authorization.
3. Knowledge of and ability to use something.

Example: a good command of the English language
4. A military unit or a district under one's command.
5. military
A specialized section of an army, air force, etc.
Example: Bomber Command
6. military.
A group of high-ranking army officers, etc.
Example: the British High Command
7. An instruction to a computer to initiate a specific operation.
(Brit)
8. A royal invitation.

Etymology: 13c: from French commander, from Latin com- intensive + mandare to give in charge.