commanding vs larger than life

commanding

adj
  • Impressively dominant. 

  • Tending to give commands, authoritarian. 

  • Dominating from above, giving a wide view 

noun
  • The act of giving a command. 

larger than life

adj
  • Usually of a person: very imposing, renowned, or impressively influential. 

  • Of greater size or magnitude than is naturally or normally the case. 

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