• give an authoritative or peremptory order

Synonyms: order, give orders to, give the order to, tell, direct, instruct, call on, enjoin, adjure, charge, require, prescribe

• dominate (a strategic position) from a superior height

Synonyms: be in charge of, be in command of, have charge of, have control of, be the leader of, be the boss of, preside over, be in authority over, hold sway over

• be in a strong enough position to have or secure

Synonyms: receive, be given, get, gain, obtain, secure

• an authoritative order

Synonyms: order, instruction, directive, direction, commandment, injunction, demand, stipulation, requirement, exhortation, bidding, request

• the ability to use or control something

Synonyms: knowledge, mastery, grasp, grip, comprehension, understanding

• an instruction or signal causing a computer to perform one of its basic functions