COMMAND

I. verb see: commend Date: 14th century transitive verb to direct authoritatively ; order , to exercise a dominating influence over ; have ~ of: as, to have at one's immediate disposal , to demand or receive as one's due , to overlook or dominate from or as if from a strategic position , to have military ~ of as senior officer , to order or request to be given, intransitive verb to have or exercise direct authority ; govern , to give orders, to be ~er, to dominate as if from an elevated place, ~able adjective Synonyms: see: ~ II. noun Date: 15th century 1. an order given, a signal that actuates a device (as a control mechanism in a spacecraft or one step in a computer), 2. the ability to control ; mastery , the authority or right to ~ , c. the power to dominate, scope of vision, facility in use , control 1d , the act of ~ing, the personnel, area, or organization under a ~er, a position of highest usually military authority, see: power III. adjective Date: 1826 done on ~ or request