noun / verb
command
kuh-MAND/kʌmˈænd/
Authority to direct an activity or situation.
The captain commands the crew to move the heavy rope.
Etymology
With com- perhaps adding emphasis, mandare meant entrusting something to someone's charge or ordering it done. The connection is between assigning a responsibility and authoritatively directing someone to carry it out.
In context
a verbal commanded position it is required that they maintain that position all right and it's going to be very simple what we're going to do is we're going to command her onto the position
More examples
- Who is in command while the director is away?
- She takes command of the project after the manager leaves.
- A senior officer commands the rescue team.
Forms
command · commands · commanded · commanding
commander noun — A person with authority over a group.