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command

noun
  1. availability for use
    “the materials at the command of the potters grew”
  2. the power or authority to command
    “an admiral in command”
  3. great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
    “a good command of French”
    control
  4. (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
    instruction
  5. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
    bid
  6. a military unit or region under the control of a single officer
  7. a position of highest authority
    “the corporation has just undergone a change in command”
verb
  1. to make someone do something
    “The officer commanded the soldiers to do one hundred press-ups.”
    require
  2. to be in command of
    “The general commanded a huge army.”
  3. to demand as one's due
    “This speaker commands a high fee”
  4. to exercise authoritative control or power over
    control
  5. to look down on
    overlookdominateovertop