Command

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun The possession or exercise of authority.

II. Command ·vi To have a view, as from a superior position.

III. Command ·vt To direct to come; to Bestow.

IV. Command ·noun Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the forces under his command.

V. Command ·noun Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of position; scope of vision; survey.

VI. Command ·noun An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an Injunction.

VII. Command ·vt To exercise direct authority over; to have control of; to have at one's disposal; to Lead.

VIII. Command ·noun Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge.

IX. Command ·noun A body of troops, or any naval or military force or post, or the whole territory under the authority or control of a particular officer.

X. Command ·vt To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to Direct; to Bid; to Charge.

XI. Command ·vt To have within a sphere of control, influence, access, or vision; to dominate by position; to Guard; to Overlook.

XII. Command ·vi To have or to exercise direct authority; to Govern; to Sway; to Influence; to give an order or orders.

XIII. Command ·vt To have power or influence of the nature of authority over; to obtain as if by ordering; to receive as a due; to Challenge; to Claim; as, justice commands the respect and affections of the people; the best goods command the best price.

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