- (v.t.) To exercise direct authority over; to have control of; to have at one's disposal; to lead.
- (v.i.) To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to sway; to influence; to give an order or orders.
- (v.t.) To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge.
- (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.
- (n.) An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an injunction.
- (n.) Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the forces under his command.
- (v.t.) To direct to come; to bestow.
- (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.
- (n.) The possession or exercise of authority.
- (n.) Power to dominate, command or overlook by means of position; scope of vision; survey.
- (n.) Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge.
- (v.t.) To have within a sphere of control, influence, access or vision; to dominate by position; to guard; to overlook.
- (v.i.) To have a view, as from a superior position.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). command. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/command/definitions/1989290 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "command" http://smartdefine.org/command/definitions/1989290 (accessed September 22, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, command, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/command/definitions/1989290>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "command" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/command/definitions/1989290> |