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Command
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(v. t.) To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge.
(2):
(v. t.) To exercise direct authority over; to have control of; to have at one's disposal; to lead.
(3):
(v. t.) To have within a sphere of control, influence, access, or vision; to dominate by position; to guard; to overlook.
(4):
(v. t.) 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.
(5):
(v. t.) To direct to come; to bestow.
(6):
(v. i.) To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to sway; to influence; to give an order or orders.
(7):
(v. i.) To have a view, as from a superior position.
(8):
(n.) An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an injunction.
(9):
(n.) The possession or exercise of authority.
(10):
(n.) Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the forces under his command.
(11):
(n.) Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of position; scope of vision; survey.
(12):
(n.) Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge.
(13):
(n.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Command'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/command.html. 1828.
