command in WordNet English dictionary

1. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
   command  bid  bidding  dictation 
   
2. the power or authority to command
   "an admiral in command"
   command 
   
3. availability for use
   "the materials at the command of the potters grew"
   command 
   
4. great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
   "a good command of French"
   command  control  mastery 
   
5. (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
   instruction  command  statement  program line 
   
6. a military unit or region under the control of a single officer
   command 
   
7. a position of highest authority
   "the corporation has just undergone a change in command"
   command 
   

1. make someone do something
   command  require 
   
2. be in command of
   "The general commanded a huge army"
   command 
   
3. demand as one's due
   "This speaker commands a high fee"; "The author commands a fair hearing from his readers"
   command 
   
4. exercise authoritative control or power over
   "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"
   control  command 
   
5. look down on
   "The villa dominates the town"
   dominate  command  overlook  overtop