Meaning

• To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.

  "The king commanded his servant to bring him dinner."

• To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control.

  "to command an army or a ship"

• To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin.

  "he commanded silence"

• To dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook.

  "Bridges commanded by a fortified house. (Motley.)"

• To exact, compel or secure by influence; to deserve, claim.

  "A good magistrate commands the respect and affections of the people."

• To hold, to control the use of.

  "The fort commanded the bay."

• To have a view, as from a superior position.

• To direct to come; to bestow.

Meaning

• The act of giving a command.

Meaning

• Tending to give commands, authoritarian.

• Impressively dominant.

  "a commanding structure"

• (of a place or position) Dominating from above, giving a wide view