commandnoun
uk/kəˈmɑːnd/us/kəˈmænd/command noun (ORDER)
B2 [ C ] an order, especially one given by a soldier:
C2 [ U ] control over someone or something and responsibility for him, her, or it:
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- The command was given to cease fire .
- The general was relieved of his command in 1941.
- Regiments are usually commanded by a colonel and are sometimes made up of soldiers from a particular city or part of the country.
- We could hear the sergeant bellowing commands to his troops.
- He obeys her every command.
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Power to control
- ascendancy
- big beast
- buy-in
- chairmanship
- determination
- discipline
- dominant
- juice
- leadership
- lever
- leverage
- manipulation
- mastery
- oversight
- responsibility
- sphere of influence
- spin control
- state-controlled
- states' rights
- tooth
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command noun (COMPUTER)
C1 [ C ] an instruction to a computer to perform a particular action
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Computer concepts
- aeroplane mode
- airplane mode
- atomicity
- augmented reality
- back end
- clone
- cloud
- corruption
- default to sth
- electronic
- gigabyte
- GUI
- multimedia
- reboot
- template
- tuple
- virtual
- virtually
- web hosting
- what you see is what you get idiom
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command noun (KNOWLEDGE)
B2 [ S or U ] a great knowledge of a subject and an ability to use that knowledge:
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Skill, talent and ability
- a magic touch idiom
- ability
- accomplishment
- accuracy
- acumen
- bandwidth
- capability
- dash
- ear
- effortless
- expertise
- facility
- faculty
- finesse
- métier
- nose
- polish
- proficient
- prowess
- pyrotechnics
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command noun (VIEW)
[ S ] formal a view:
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Geography: scenery & views
- -scape
- a bird's eye view idiom
- backdrop
- background
- bird
- commanding
- foreground
- grandstand
- look
- lookout
- outlook
- overlook
- panorama
- prospect
- scene
- scenic
- skyline
- the middle distance
- view
- vista
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Idiom(s)
commandverb
uk/kəˈmɑːnd/us/kəˈmænd/command verb (ORDER)
[ I or T ] to give someone an order:
[ I or T ] to control someone or something and tell him, her, or it what to do:
More examples
- I commanded them to halt.
- He commanded one of the Highland regiments.
- He can't go round commanding people to do what he says.
- He commanded the ship during the second world war.
- The queen commands that you should go to her at once.
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Giving orders & commands
- all-points bulletin
- bade
- boss
- bossyboots
- chain of command
- charge
- crack the whip idiom
- defy
- demand
- enjoin
- expect
- forget
- harry
- lay down the law idiom
- mandate
- ordain
- order sb around
- overbearing
- prescribed
- steamroller
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command verb (RECEIVE)
[ T ] to deserve and get something good, such as attention, respect, or a lot of money:
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Getting, receiving and accepting
- acquihire
- acquire
- acquisition
- awardee
- carve
- draw
- fill
- get sth out of sth
- glom onto sth/sb
- go to sb
- grasp
- obtain
- pick
- score
- secure
- snatch
- snatch at sth
- target
- wangle
- wrest
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command verb (VIEW)
[ T ] formal to give a view:
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Geography: scenery & views
- -scape
- a bird's eye view idiom
- backdrop
- background
- bird
- commanding
- foreground
- grandstand
- look
- lookout
- outlook
- overlook
- panorama
- prospect
- scene
- scenic
- skyline
- the middle distance
- view
- vista
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