All command synonyms
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C c verb command
- demand β If one thing demands another, the first needs the second in order to happen or be dealt with successfully.
- rule β a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
- wield β to exercise (power, authority, influence, etc.), as in ruling or dominating.
- direct β to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- appoint β If you appoint someone to a job or official position, you formally choose them for it.
- determine β If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.
- tell β to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.): to tell the story of Lincoln's childhood.
- dominate β to rule over; govern; control.
- supervise β to oversee (a process, work, workers, etc.) during execution or performance; superintend; have the oversight and direction of.
- call for β If you call for someone, you go to the building where they are, so that you can both go somewhere.
- take over β the act of taking.
- require β to have need of; need: He requires medical care.
- authorize β If someone in a position of authority authorizes something, they give their official permission for it to happen.
- manage β to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
noun command
- rule β a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
- grasp β to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
- authority β The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.
- supervision β the act or function of supervising; superintendence.
- skill β the ability, coming from one's knowledge, practice, aptitude, etc., to do something well: Carpentry was one of his many skills.
- jurisdiction β the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- direction β the act or an instance of directing.
- government β the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- ability β Your ability to do something is the fact that you can do it.
- control β Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
- management β the act or manner of managing; handling, direction, or control.
- mandate β a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative: The president had a clear mandate to end the war.
- order β an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- law β software law
- leadership β the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.
- responsibility β the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.
- regulation β a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- rule β a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
- request β the act of asking for something to be given or done, especially as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition: At his request, they left.
- word β Microsoft Word
- duty β something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation.
- injunction β Law. a judicial process or order requiring the person or persons to whom it is directed to do a particular act or to refrain from doing a particular act.
- ban β To ban something means to state officially that it must not be done, shown, or used.
- devoir β duty; obligation
- requisition β the act of requiring or demanding.
- proscription β the act of proscribing.
- dictum β A dictum is a formal statement made by someone who has authority.
- canon β A canon is a member of the clergy who is on the staff of a cathedral.
- proclamation β something that is proclaimed; a public and official announcement.
- call β a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment
- charge β If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
- commandment β The Ten Commandments are the ten rules of behaviour which, according to the Old Testament of the Bible, people should obey.
- interdiction β an act or instance of interdicting.
- prescript β prescribed.
- notification β a formal notifying or informing.
- ordinance β an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command.