Command \Com*mand"\ (?; 61), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Commanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Commanding}.] [OE. comaunden, commanden, OF. comander, F. commander, fr. L. com- + mandare to commit to, to command. Cf. {Commend}, {Mandate}.] 1. To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge.
We are commanded to forgive our enemies, but you never read that we are commanded to forgive our friends. --Bacon.
Go to your mistress: Say, I command her come to me. --Shak.
2. To exercise direct authority over; to have control of; to have at one's disposal; to lead.
Monmouth commanded the English auxiliaries. --Macaulay.
Such aid as I can spare you shall command. --Shak.
3. To have within a sphere of control, influence, access, or vision; to dominate by position; to guard; to overlook.
Bridges commanded by a fortified house. --Motley.
Up to the eastern tower, Whose height commands as subject all the vale. --Shak.
One side commands a view of the finest garden. --Addison.
4. 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.
'Tis not in mortals to command success. --Addison.
5. To direct to come; to bestow. [Obs.]
I will command my blessing upon you. --Lev. xxv. 21.
Syn: To bid; order; direct; dictate; charge; govern; rule; overlook.
Command \Com*mand"\, n. 1. An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an injunction.
Awaiting what command their mighty chief Had to impose. --Milton.
2. The possession or exercise of authority.
Command and force may often create, but can never cure, an aversion. --Locke.
3. Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the forces under his command.
4. Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of position; scope of vision; survey.
The steepy stand Which overlooks the vale with wide command. --Dryden.
5. Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge.
He assumed an absolute command over his readers. --Dryden.
6. 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.
{Word of command} (Mil.), a word or phrase of definite and established meaning, used in directing the movements of soldiers; as, {aim}; {fire}; {shoulder arms}, etc.
Command \Com*mand"\, v. i. 1. To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to sway; to influence; to give an order or orders.
And reigned, commanding in his monarchy. --Shak.
For the king had so commanded concerning [Haman]. --Esth. iii. 2.
2. To have a view, as from a superior position.
Far and wide his eye commands. --Milton.
A man purporting to speak for the "joint command" of urban guerrillas of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front called at least one radio station in El Salvador to claim responsibility for the attack.
In less than a month, the developer has announced two property deals that would put him in command of a lucrative five-block area in the center of the Boardwalk.
They said a guard at the general command was wounded in the hand.
In the document, rebel leaders reiterated earlier demands for political reforms and that the size of the military be reduced and its command structure purged of rightist officers.
Troops on Saturday shot and killed a guerrilla who opened fire from across the Jordan-Israel border and wounded two soldiers, the army command said.
"I think you would like to be sure that all of the folks that are doing any work on any flight hardware are in full command of themselves, so it does concern me," McCartney said.
Boyd L. Jefferies used to thrive on four hours of sleep a night, arriving for work at 1:30 a.m. and staying until evening to command the aggressive stock-trading desk of the brokerage that bears his name.
A special constitutional clause bars any new govermment from ousting Pinochet from the army command for eight years.
The report has been submitted to the commander of surface forces for the Atlantic Fleet in Norfolk, Va., and will eventually land on Defense Secretary Dick Cheney's desk after being passed up the chain of command.
These might include more sea-based missiles under NATO command, modernized short-range missiles, or airplanes with nuclear weapons.
The State Department and White House might conduct diplomacy in peace and raise and command armies in war, but policy was made by serious people, men with a longer view, i.e. the great men of finance and their advisers.
These letters narrate his conquest and command of his subject: a 44-year-old English lady novelist (a mix of Iris Murdoch and Doris Lessing) whom he's been studying and lecturing on for a dozen years.
One reason Ameritrust is now ready to talk is that it can command a higher price, as the bank, which had a loss of $96.4 million last year, has seen earnings improve.
"Sweetheart," Mona gushed, "your wish is my command."
Subic, 50 miles west of Manila, is one of six installations technically under Philippine command but effectively under U.S. control.
"They may be better informed about the variety of produce available and better able to afford the premium prices that specialities sometimes command," Greene said.
Graanoogst is chief of military police and No. 2 in the military chain of command.
The secretary's goal is to eliminate some layers in the military's top management and establish "a clear chain of command" in the arms procurement process, said one Defense Department official familiar with Cheney's thinking.
And the captain of the tank landing ship Boulder was relieved of his command because the ship ran aground during a NATO exercise off the coast of Norway on Sept. 12.
At their recent debate, they both were polished performers with an impressive command of issues.
The annual revision of the armed forces high command this month gave Aylwin the opportunity for a clear demonstration of his political authority.
Arms said the new management structure, which should be in place by mid-August, will create a "vertical" chain of command _ from the retail store to the group vice president _ for each of the retail group's six major business lines.
Gov. Michael Dukakis, who just months ago could command a national television audience, got a chilly response to his request for five minutes' air time on Massachusetts TV stations to pitch a tax increase.
Goksel said both were flown to the Lebanese border town of Naqoura, which houses the command headquarters of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon.
But whatever sense of triumph Noriega felt Tuesday after the defeat of a military uprising against him, most experts believe he is weaker now than at any time since assuming the command of the Defense Forces more than six years ago.
"It looks like this place has been bombed," Mayor Jack Loeffler said Sunday from an emergency command post in a bank.
Bert Boksen, who follows media companies for Raymond James & Associates in St. Petersburg, Fla., said Houghton Mifflin could command a price in the mid-$50 a share range should a buyout effort be made.
The change of command is a routine procedure aboard U.S. warships, usually taking place once every two years.
The U.S. Navy officials said the report would "work its way up the chain of command" to Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci.
Torres, chief of the Olongapo district police command, said Tutanes was carrying ammunition and was believed on his way to meet local rebels when he was captured.