command

1 an authoritative direction or instruction to do something [syn: bid, bidding, dictation]

2 a military unit or region under the control of a single officer

3 the power or authority to command; "an admiral in command"

4 availability for use; "the materials at the command of the potters grew"

5 a position of highest authority; "the corporation has just undergone a change in command"

6 great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French" [syn: control, mastery]

7 (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program [syn: instruction, statement, program line]

1 be in command of; "The general commanded a huge army"

2 make someone do something [syn: require, compel]

3 demand as one's due; "This speaker commands a high fee"; "The author commands a fair hearing from his readers"

4 look down on; "The villa dominates the town" [syn: dominate, overlook, overtop]

5 exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces" [syn: control]

Command may refer to:

• Command (military formation), an organizational unit
• Command (computing), a statement in a computer language
• Command key, a modifier key on Apple Macintosh computer keyboards
• Command Records, a record label
• The imperative grammatical mood; the tense of verbs when used in commands (Go over there; Exercise good judgment.)

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