speech act - the use of language to perform some act

countermand - a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command

order - (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London"

commission, direction, charge - a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury"

injunction - a formal command or admonition

behest - an authoritative command or request

open sesame - a magical command; used by Ali Baba

ACC, Air Combat Command - a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft

AFSPC, Air Force Space Command - a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations

authority, potency, authorization, authorisation, say-so, dominance - the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"

status, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"

skillfulness - the state of being cognitively skillful

computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

computer code, code - (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions

call - an instruction that interrupts the program being executed; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed"

command line - commands that a user types in order to run an application

link - (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list

macro, macro instruction - a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language

system error - an instruction that is either not recognized by an operating system or is in violation of the procedural rules

toggle - any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time

general - command as a general; "We are generaled by an incompetent!"

officer - direct or command as an officer

dominate, master - have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"

order, enjoin, tell, say - give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"

burden, saddle, charge - impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"

requisition - make a formal request for official services

nix, prohibit, proscribe, disallow, forbid, interdict, veto - command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

exact, demand - claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"

lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

dwarf, overshadow, shadow - make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year"

preoccupy - engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else"

steer - direct (oneself) somewhere; "Steer clear of him"

hold one's own - maintain one's position and be in control of a situation

handle, manage, care, deal - be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

hold - take and maintain control over, often by violent means; "The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week"

govern - direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct"

regiment - subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization; "regiment one's children"

monopolise, monopolize - have and control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the laser printer"

corner - gain control over; "corner the gold market"

preside - act as president; "preside over companies and corporations"

dominate, master - have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"

becharm, charm - control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft

rule, govern - exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"