A position of chief authority; a position involving the right or power to order or control.
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 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.
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.
To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control.
The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power; this system of government.
Extreme severity or rigour.
Absolute power, or its use.
A system of government in which power is exercised on behalf of the ruler or ruling class, without regard to the wishes of the governed.