Definition of command

• v. t. - To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge.
• v. t. - To exercise direct authority over; to have control of; to have at one's disposal; to lead.
• v. t. - To have within a sphere of control, influence, access, or vision; to dominate by position; to guard; to overlook.
• 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.
• v. t. - To direct to come; to bestow.
• v. i. - To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to sway; to influence; to give an order or orders.
• v. i. - To have a view, as from a superior position.
• n. - An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an injunction.
• n. - The possession or exercise of authority.
• n. - Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the forces under his command.
• 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.
• 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.