verb

1. To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.

   “The king commanded his servant to bring him dinner.”

2. To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control.

   “to command an army or a ship”

3. To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin.

   “he commanded silence”

Synonyms: decree, order

noun

1. The act of giving a command.

adjective

1. Tending to give commands, authoritarian.

2. Impressively dominant.

   “a commanding structure”

3. (of a place or position) Dominating from above, giving a wide view

Synonyms: bossy, imposing