command
commanded
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4. a. The authority to command: an admiral in command. b. Possession and exercise of the authority to command: command of the seas.
5. Ability to control or use; mastery: command of four languages.
6. Dominance by location; extent of view.
7. Abbr. cmd. a. The jurisdiction of a commander. b. A military unit, post, district, or region under the control of one officer. c. A unit of the U.S. Air Force that is larger than an air force.
adjective
[Middle English commaunden, from Old French comander, from Late Latin commandāre : com-, intensive pref.. See
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