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com·mand C0505800 (kə-mănd′)v. com·mand·ed, com·mand·ing, com·mands v.tr.1. To direct with authority; give orders to.2. To have control or authority over; rule: a general who commands an army.3. To have at one's disposal: a person who commands seven languages.4. To deserve and receive as due; exact: The troops' bravery commanded respect.5. a. To exercise dominating, authoritative influence over: "He commands any room he enters" (Stephen Schiff).b. To dominate by physical position; overlook: a mountain commanding the valley below.v.intr.1. To give orders.2. To exercise authority or control as or as if one is a commander.n.1. The act of commanding.2. An order given with authority.3. Computers A signal that initiates an operation defined by an instruction.4. a. The authority to command: an admiral in command.b. Possession and exercise of the authority to command: command of the seas.5. Ability to control or use; mastery: command of four languages.6. Dominance by location; extent of view.7. a. The jurisdiction of a commander.b. A military unit, post, district, or region under the control of one officer.c. A unit of the US Air Force that is larger than an air force.adj.1. Of, relating to, or constituting a command: command headquarters; a command decision.2. Done or performed in response to a command: a command performance. [Middle English commaunden, from Old French comander, from Late Latin commandāre : Latin com-, intensive pref.; see com- + Latin mandāre, to entrust; see man- in Indo-European roots.] com·mand′a·ble adj.commandable (kəˈmɑːndəbəl) adjable to be commandedEncyclopediaSeecommandLegalSeeCommand |