command vs rule

command

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

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

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

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

  • To hold, to control the use of. 

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

noun
  • power of control, direction or disposal; mastery. 

  • A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task. 

  • The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience. 

  • An order to do something. 

  • Dominating situation; range or control or oversight; extent of view or outlook. 

  • A command performance. 

  • A position of chief authority; a position involving the right or power to order or control. 

  • A body or troops, or any naval or military force, under the control of a particular officer; by extension, any object or body in someone's charge. 

  • The degree of control a pitcher has over his pitches. 

  • The act of commanding; exercise or authority of influence. 

rule

verb
  • To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over. 

  • To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice. 

  • To decide judicially. 

  • To mark (paper or the like) with rules (lines). 

  • To excel. 

noun
  • A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result. 

  • A regulating principle. 

  • A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure. 

  • A normal condition or state of affairs. 

  • A regulation, law, guideline. 

  • An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit. 

  • A straight line (continuous mark, as made by a pen or the like), especially one lying across a paper as a guide for writing. 

  • The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control. 

How often have the words command and rule occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )