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To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to
direct; to bid; to charge. |
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To exercise direct authority over; to have control of;
to have at one's disposal; to lead. |
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To have within a sphere of control, influence, access,
or vision; to dominate by position; to guard; to overlook. |
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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. |
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To direct to come; to bestow. |
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To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to
sway; to influence; to give an order or orders. |
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To have a view, as from a superior position. |
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An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an
injunction. |
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The possession or exercise of authority. |
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Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the
forces under his command. |
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Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of
position; scope of vision; survey. |
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Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to
have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the
bridge. |
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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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