command
noun (ORDER) /kəˈmɑːnd/
/-ˈmænd/ Definition
B2 [C] an order, especially one given by a soldier: You will run forward at (= when you hear) my command. When I give the command, fire! He hated being in the army because he had to obey commands.Instructions and orders C2 [U] control over someone or something and responsibility for them: Colonel Sailing has command over/is in command of the Guards Regiment. Lee took command of the Confederate Army in 1862. The soldiers were under the command of a tough sergeant major.Power to control
(Definition of command noun (ORDER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- ascendancy noun
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