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command
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of COMMAND
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to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority <the general commanded his troops with Caesar-like imperiousness>
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to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority <the governor has commanded that all state flags be flown at half-mast>
Phrases call for
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to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority <an act of courage that commands the admiration of all who witnessed it>
Synonyms call (for), claim, clamor (for), command, enjoin, exact, insist (on), press (for), quest, stipulate (for)
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to exercise authority or power over <a cabinet secretary who commands the largest department in the federal government>
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to keep, control, or experience as one's own <local government does not command the resources that are needed to respond to such a huge disaster>
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