command
∞
4.9
- noun
- /kəˈmænd/
- Formal
:
mando
- Was someone farther up the chain of command less than pleased with the captain's efforts?
- chain of command
- take command
- assume command
And so we have a new command element, the military.
- And so we have a new command element, the military.
- In other words, those marines under your command, you lead them by example.
- And so you also need beyond just a chain of command, you also need specialization.
- Prior threats we dealt with command and control.
- And yet now to scream for major command, it's so much of A smaller group.
- That's why they have their terror bases and command centres in hospitals and schools.
- And I learned from him about how the Russian command and control goes down.
- What it seems that they cared about was nuclear weapon command and control.
Examples
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The general has a strong command of his troops, ensuring discipline and order.
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Oglethorpe's lobbying of the Crown in 1738 successfully won him command of a regular British army regiment.
Academic text (2011) -
So they have a command and control management problem.
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Report back to your command until further orders.
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Unit Two, this is Command Center.
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Such leaders provide a recognized chain of command and a clear hierarchy.
Academic text (2011) -
Attention, this is Colonel Sandurz in forward command.
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The need for authority is clear; without unity of command, unity of effort is often elusive.
Academic text (2013) -
A few days later, Kolchak resigned his command and travelled to Petrograd.
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Caesar rose to Leptis himself, took command of his fleet and surprised Ferris.
Synonyms
731
3.5
Power to give orders and make people obey
61
6.7
Control of a group or organization by its leader
7
5.6
Power that lets someone control people and places
1
9.9
An area or office led by a commander in an order of knights
The position and power of a leader in charge of soldiers
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
58
3.5
A system in an organization where instructions move from people at the top to people below
- Specialized
12
7.0
The part of a spacecraft where astronauts live, control the ship, and talk with Earth
- Specialized
2
4.2
A line on the screen that shows the computer is ready for you to type a command
- Specialized
1
6.8
A senior soldier who helps run a group of soldiers and manages discipline and administration
- Specialized
1
3.6
A key on Apple keyboards that you press with other keys to use shortcuts
- Specialized
1
4.3
An instruction typed by a computer user to make the computer do something
- Specialized
A way of controlling a missile by sending instructions from the ground or another missile
- Specialized
Time a computer or machine takes to get ready before it runs a command
- Specialized
Time a device takes to get ready before it starts a command
The United States Army unit that investigates serious crimes involving soldiers worldwide
A major part of the United States Air Force that operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, and rescue aircraft
A former part of the United States Air Force that managed military space and missile operations
- Specialized
A major NATO headquarters in the United States that planned and led sea operations in the Atlantic
- Specialized
The main NATO military headquarters responsible for protecting the area from Norway to Turkey
A Palestinian political group that uses armed attacks for its goals
An agency that investigates crimes by members of the United States Army worldwide
How Powerful
127
8.0
- Formal
24
7.7
- Formal
∞
4.9
731
3.5
∞
2.8
806
2.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
Command comes from the Latin commandare, which meant 'to entrust' or 'to order' (from mandare 'to give in charge'). So to have command is to have the power or authority to give orders and be trusted with control.