The act of giving a command.

plural of commander

(transitive) To seize for military use. / (transitive) To force into military service. / (transitive) To take arbitrarily or by force.

present participle of command

An order to do something. / The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience. / power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.

(transitive, intransitive) To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.

simple past tense and past participle of command

A commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division.

Any of the Ten Commandments.

(religion) A divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten Commandments. / (archaic) Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.