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commanding
Verb
  • present participle of command
Adjective
  • Tending to give commands, authoritarian.
  • Impressively dominant.
Noun
  • The act of giving a command.
command
Noun
  • An order to do something.
  • The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.
  • power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.
  • A position of chief authority; a position involving the right or power to order or control.
  • The act of commanding; exercise or authority of influence.
  • A body or troops, or any naval or military force, under the control of a particular officer; by extension, any object or body in someone's charge. military
  • Dominating situation; range or control or oversight; extent of view or outlook.
  • A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task. computing
  • The degree of control a pitcher has over his pitches. baseball
Verb
  • To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority. transitive
  • To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control. transitive
  • To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin. transitive
  • to dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook. transitive
  • To exact, compel or secure by influence; to deserve, claim. transitive
  • To hold, to control the use of. transitive
  • To have a view, as from a superior position. intransitive, archaic
  • To direct to come; to bestow. obsolete