verb
    
    -mands; -manded; -manding
    
    to give (someone) an order :to tell (someone) to do something in a forceful and often official way [+ obj]
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [+ obj] :to have authority and control over (a group of people, such as soldiers)
    
    
    
    [+ obj] to deserve or be able to get or receive (something)
    
    
    
    
    
    to have and be able to use or control (something)
    
    
    
    
    
    [+ obj] formal :to be in a place in which you can clearly see (something)
    
    
    
    noun
    
    plural -mands
    
    an order given to a person or animal to do something [count]
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [count] :an instruction in the form of a code or signal that tells a computer to do something
    
    
    
    
    
    [noncount] the power that someone (such as a military officer) has to give orders and to control a group of people
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    synonyms see1power</SYNR
    
    control of something (such as a situation, activity, or feeling)
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [singular] :knowledge and skill that allows you to do or use something well - + of
    
    
    
    
    
    [count] :a group of people or an area that is under the control of a military officer
    
    
    
    
    
    [count] :a group of military officers of high rank who give orders
    
    
    
    at your command
    
    available for your use