Definition of: command

(kə·mand′, -mänd′) v.t.
1. To order, require or enjoin with authority.
2. To control or direct authoritatively; rule; have at one's disposal or use.
3. To overlook, as from a height; guard.
4. To exact as being due or proper.
—v.i.
5. To be in authority; rule.
6. To overlook something from a superior position. See synonyms under DICTATE, GOVERN, INFLUENCE.
—noun
1. The right to command; the authority exercised by an individual over others through his rank or ability; also, the act of commanding.
2. An order; commandment.
3. The troops or district under the command of one person.
4. Dominating power; hence, range of view; control; mastery.
5. In the U.S. Air Force, a unit, usually a wing or more, directed by an officer; also, its base of operations.
6. The distance between the bore of a gun and the adjacent ground. [<OF comander <LL commandare <com- thoroughly + mandare order, charge. Related to COMMEND.]