| 1. | being in command: a commanding officer. |
| 2. | appreciably superior or imposing; winning; sizable: a commanding position; a commanding lead in the final period. |
| 3. | having the air, tone, etc., of command; imposing; authoritative: a man of commanding appearance; a commanding voice. |
| 4. | dominating by position, usually elevation; overlooking: a commanding bluff at the mouth of the river. |
| 5. | (of a view, or prospect) provided by a commanding location and so permitting dominance: a commanding view of the mouth of the river. |
| 1. | to direct with specific authority or prerogative; order: The captain commanded his men to attack. |
| 2. | to require authoritatively; demand: She commanded silence. |
| 3. | to have or exercise authority or control over; be master of; have at one's bidding or disposal: The Pharaoh commanded 10,000 slaves. |
| 4. | to deserve and receive (respect, sympathy, attention, etc.): He commands much respect for his attitude. |
| 5. | to dominate by reason of location; overlook: The hill commands the sea. |
| 6. | to have authority over and responsibility for (a military or naval unit or installation); be in charge of. |
| 7. | to issue an order or orders. |
| 8. | to be in charge; have authority. |
| 9. | to occupy a dominating position; look down upon or over a body of water, region, etc. |
| 10. | the act of commanding or ordering. |
| 11. | an order given by one in authority: The colonel gave the command to attack. |
| 12. | Military.
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| 13. | the possession or exercise of controlling authority: a lieutenant in command of a platoon. |
| 14. | expertise; mastery: He has a command of French, Russian, and German. |
| 15. | British. a royal order. |
| 16. | power of dominating a region by reason of location; extent of view or outlook: the command of the valley from the hill. |
| 17. | Computers.
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| 18. | of, pertaining to, or for use in the exercise of command: a command car; command post. |
| 19. | of or pertaining to a commander: a command decision. |
| 20. | ordered by a sovereign, as if by a sovereign, or by the exigencies of a situation: a command performance. |
