(v. t.) To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to
direct; to bid; to charge.
(v. t.) To exercise direct authority over; to have control of;
to have at one's disposal; to lead.
(v. t.) To have within a sphere of control, influence, access,
or vision; to dominate by position; to guard; to overlook.
(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) To direct to come; to bestow.
(v. i.) To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to
sway; to influence; to give an order or orders.
(v. i.) To have a view, as from a superior position.
(n.) An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an
injunction.
(n.) The possession or exercise of authority.
(n.) Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the
forces under his command.
(n.) Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of
position; scope of vision; survey.
(n.) Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to
have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the
bridge.
(n.) 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.
