Command : (noun)
1: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
[syn: bid, bidding, dictation]
2: a military unit or region under the control of a single
officer
3: the power or authority to command; "an admiral in command"
4: availability for use; "the materials at the command of the
potters grew"
5: a position of highest authority; "the corporation has just
undergone a change in command"
6: great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or
activity; "a good command of French" [syn: control, mastery]
7: (computer science) a line of code written as part of a
computer program [syn: instruction, statement, program
line]
(verb)
1: be in command of; "The general commanded a huge army"
2: make someone do something [syn: require, compel]
3: demand as one's due; "This speaker commands a high fee";
"The author commands a fair hearing from his readers"
4: look down on; "The villa dominates the town" [syn: dominate,
overlook, overtop]
5: exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the
budget"; "Command the military forces" [syn: control]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Command : \Com*mand"\ (?; 61), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Commanded; p.
pr. & vb. n. Commanding.] [OE. comaunden, commanden, OF.
comander, F. commander, fr. L. com- _ mandare to commit to,
to command. Cf. Commend, Mandate.]
1. To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to
direct; to bid; to charge.
We are commanded to forgive our enemies, but you
never read that we are commanded to forgive our
friends. --Bacon.
Go to your mistress: Say, I command her come to me.
--Shak.
2. To exercise direct authority over; to have control of; to
have at one's disposal; to lead.
Monmouth commanded the English auxiliaries.
--Macaulay.
Such aid as I can spare you shall command. --Shak.
3. To have within a sphere of control, influence, access, or
vision; to dominate by position; to guard; to overlook.
Bridges commanded by a fortified house. --Motley.
Up to the eastern tower, Whose height commands as
subject all the vale. --Shak.
One side commands a view of the finest garden.
--Addison.
4. To have power or influence of the nature of authority
over; to obtain as if by ordering; to receive as a due; to
challenge; to claim; as, justice commands the respect and
affections of the people; the best goods command the best
price.
'Tis not in mortals to command success. --Addison.
5. To direct to come; to bestow. [Obs.]
I will command my blessing upon you. --Lev. xxv.
21.
Syn: To bid; order; direct; dictate; charge; govern; rule;
overlook.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Command : \Com*mand"\, v. i.
1. To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to
sway; to influence; to give an order or orders.
And reigned, commanding in his monarchy. --Shak.
For the king had so commanded concerning [Haman].
--Esth. iii.
2.
2. To have a view, as from a superior position.
Far and wide his eye commands. --Milton.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Command : \Com*mand"\, n.
1. An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an
injunction.
Awaiting what command their mighty chief Had to
impose. --Milton.
2. The possession or exercise of authority.
Command and force may often create, but can never
cure, an aversion. --Locke.
3. Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the
forces under his command.
4. Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of
position; scope of vision; survey.
The steepy stand Which overlooks the vale with wide
command. --Dryden.
5. Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to
have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has
command of the bridge.
He assumed an absolute command over his readers.
--Dryden.
6. A body of troops, or any naval or military force or post,
or the whole territory under the authority or control of a
particular officer.
Word of command (Mil.), a word or phrase of definite and
established meaning, used in directing the movements of
soldiers; as, aim; fire; shoulder arms, etc.
Syn: Control; sway; power; authority; rule; dominion;
sovereignty; mandate; order; injunction; charge; behest.
See Direction.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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COMMAND. This word has several meanings. 1. It signifies an order; an
apprentice is bound to obey the lawfulCommand : of his master; a constable
may command rioters to keep the peace.
2. He who commands another to do an unlawful act, is accessary to it. 3
Inst. 51, 57; 2 Inst. 182; 1 Hayw.
3. Command is also equivalent to deputation or voluntary substitution;
as, when a master employs one to do a thing, he is said to have Commanded
him to do it; and he is responsible accordingly. Story Ag. Sec. 454, note.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Command :
A character string which tells a program to
perform a specific action. Most commands take arguments
which either modify the action performed or supply it with
input. Commands may be typed by the user or read from a file
by a command interpreter. It is also common to refer to
menu items as commands.
(1997-06-21)
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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