commandeerverb [ T ]
uk/ˌkɒm.ənˈdɪər/us/ˌkɑː.mənˈdɪr/to take possession of or control private property by force or for military use
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
The armed forces generally
- AWOL
- camouflage
- challenge
- civilian
- deploy
- French Foreign Legion
- march
- martial
- military
- mission
- mod
- paramilitary
- psych ops
- quick march! idiom
- recce
- regular
- sealed orders
- the armed forces
- the military-industrial complex
- the National Guard
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Examples from literature
- He commandeered the weapon in the name of the law.
- It has now commandeered all stocks of soap.
- It is reported that three large jam factories have been commandeered by the Military.
- The Government has commandeered all stocks of rum.
- When Thursday morning broke, lines of buyers formed before the stores whose supplies had not been commandeered.