command
An order to do something.
Example
“I was given a command to cease shooting.”
Other meanings
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.
“he had command of the situation”
Synonyms
- bid
Related words
- at command
- c-command
- in command
- command hierarchy
- command and control
- command and service module
- command line interface
- command paper
- pilot in command
- command pattern
- command responsibility
- command-line interface
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "commendo".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “command” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.