commanding

/kəˈmɑːndɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.
To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control.
To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin.
To dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook.
To exact, compel or secure by influence; to deserve, claim.
To hold, to control the use of.
The act of giving a command.
Tending to give commands, authoritarian.
Impressively dominant.
(of a place or position) Dominating from above, giving a wide view

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