Phrase Hound found 52 phrases and 32 compound words that contain command. The most common are listed below. Open command in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 52
- command lineA shell, a command line interface; usually used with the definite article.
- chain of commandA system used in organizations, especially in the military, that defines a clear line of authority and responsibility.
- command and controlThe management and logistics of a military or paramilitary force.
- command postThe headquarters of a given unit; the operational base of a unit's commanding officer.
- second-in-commandSomebody ranking next below a commander.
- command line interfaceA user interface in which the user interacts with the computer through lines of text instead of graphical images.
- command economyA planned economy in which the government (or some other central authority) is solely responsible for resource allocation, distribution and the setting of prices, with little to no market influence.
- Command keyA modifier key found on Apple keyboards.
- Command Prompt
- c-commandThe relationship between a node in a parse tree and its sibling nodes (usually meaning the children of the first branching node that dominates the node) and all the sibling nodes' children.
- command performanceA dramatic, musical, or similar entertainment performed before a monarch or other head of state, especially in a circumstance where that ruler has requested or ordered the performance.
- command responsibilityThe principle by which someone can be legally culpable for crimes committed by those under their control.
- chains of commandplural of chain of command: A system used in organizations, especially in the military, that defines a clear line of authority and responsibility.
- take commandSynonym of take control, especially in situations involving a role with formal command over a group of people.
- voice commandA spoken instruction to a computer.
- command patternA behavioural design pattern, in which an object is used to represent and encapsulate all the information needed to call a method at a later time.
- your wish is my commandWhatever you say you wish for I will treat as a command and do straight away.
- command languageA domain-specific, interpreted langauge used primarily for job control and task automation within a computing environment.
- command paperA document issued by the government and presented to Parliament.
- high commandA group of officers in charge of an army under the control of the commander-in-chief.
- command papersplural of command paper: A document issued by the government and presented to Parliament.
- pilot in commandThe pilot in a one-pilot flight crew.
- command moduleA section of a manned spacecraft in which the astronauts live and operate the craft.
- seconds in commandplural of second in command: Somebody ranking next below a commander.
- self-commandThe conscious control of one's own behaviour.
Compound words 32
- subcommandA command that is subordinate to another.
- telecommandA command transmitted to a device.
- miscommandTo command incompetently.
- commandismDictatorial authoritarianism.
- commandwideThroughout a military command.
- countercommandA command that cancels or reverses a previous command; a countermand.
- cybercommandA facility capable of launching attacks in cyberspace.
- multicommandOf or pertaining to more than one command.
- commandabilityThe quality or degree of being commandable.
- commandeeOne who is commanded by another.