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command

[Middle English commaunden, from Old French comander, from Late Latin commandіre]

1. v. командувати; володіти; набувати; домінувати; панувати; тримати під контролем; наказувати; вимагати

1. To direct with authority; give orders to.

2. To have control or authority over; rule: a general who commands an army.

3. To have at one's disposal: a person who commands seven languages.

4. To deserve and receive as due; exact: The troops' bravery commanded respect.

5. a. To exercise dominating, authoritative influence over: He commands any room he enters.

    b. To dominate by physical position; overlook: a mountain commanding the valley below.

2. n. командування (дія, процес); командування (військове формування); команда; перевага; домінування; панування

1. The act of commanding.

2. An order given with authority.

3. Computer Science. A signal that initiates an operation defined by an instruction.

4. a) The authority to command: an admiral in command.

    b) Possession and exercise of the authority to command: command of the seas.

5. Ability to control or use; mastery: command of four languages.

6. Dominance by location; extent of view.

7. Abbr. cmd.

    a) The jurisdiction of a commander.

    b) A military unit, post, district, or region under the control of one officer.

    c) A unit of the U.S. Air Force that is larger than an air force.

3. adj. командний

1. Of, relating to, or constituting a command: command headquarters; a command decision.

2. Done or performed in response to a command: a command performance.

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SYNONYMS: order, enjoin, direct, instruct, charge. These verbs mean to issue an instruction that must be obeyed. Both command and order emphasize authority, but command often suggests the authority of an official (A general commands), while order can sometimes imply an autocratic or highhanded quality (The teacher ordered the child to leave the room). Enjoin can apply both to demanding and to prohibiting a course of conduct or action: Orders to intelligence operatives often enjoin secrecy. Strikers were enjoined from picketing. Direct implies the giving of an order but less strongly than command: The governor directed the attorney general to investigate allegations of police corruption. Instruct often suggests a direction to do something in a specific way: Students were instructed to submit their essays before the end of the term. Charge implies the imposition of a duty: She was charged with the supervision of the proofreaders.

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be in command of sth – командувати чимось (військовим формуванням, кораблем тощо)

chain of command – порядок підпорядкування

command authority – командна інстанція

National Command Authorities – органи вищого військового керівництва (США)

command car – штабний автомобіль

command decoder – дешифратор команд

command economy – адміністративно-командна система управління   економікою/народним господарством

command guidance – командне наведення

command keyword – ключове слово команди

command post (CP) – командний пункт (КП)

command receiver – приймач командних сигналів

continuity of command – безперервність управління

false command – помилкова команда

to have a good command of English. – добре володіти англійською

to command a large vocabulary – мати великий запас слів

to command the air – панувати у повітрі

under command of sb – під командуванням когось