Master and Command

noun

• An artist of consummate skill.
  • usage: "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters"
  • synonyms: maestro
• A person who has general authority over others.
  • synonyms: overlord, lord
• A combatant who is able to defeat rivals.
  • synonyms: victor, superior
• Directs the work of others.
• Presiding officer of a school.
  • synonyms: headmaster, schoolmaster
• An original creation (i. E., an audio recording) from which copies can be made.
  • synonyms: master copy, original
• An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship.
  • synonyms: captain, sea captain, skipper
• Someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution.
• An authority qualified to teach apprentices.
  • synonyms: professional
• Key that secures entrance everywhere.
  • synonyms: passkey, passe-partout, master key

verb

• Be or become completely proficient or skilled in.
  • usage: "She mastered Japanese in less than two years"
  • synonyms: get the hang
• Get on top of; deal with successfully.
  • usage: "He overcame his shyness"
  • synonyms: overcome, get over, subdue, surmount
• Have dominance or the power to defeat over.
  • usage: "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"
  • synonyms: dominate
• Have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of.
  • usage: "Do you control these data"
  • synonyms: control

adjective

• Most important element.
  • usage: "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch"
  • synonyms: chief, main, primary, principal

• (n.) The commander of a merchant vessel; -- usually called captain. Also, a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next above ensign and below lieutenant; formerly, an officer on a man-of-war who had immediate charge, under the commander, of sailing the vessel.
• (n.) One who has attained great skill in the use or application of anything; as, a master of oratorical art.
• (v.t.) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.
• (n.) A title given by courtesy, now commonly pronounced mister, except when given to boys; -- sometimes written Mister, but usually abbreviated to Mr.
• (v.i.) To be skillful; to excel.
• (n.) A vessel having (so many) masts; -- used only in compounds; as, a two-master.
• (v.t.) To gain the command of, so as to understand or apply; to become an adept in; as, to master a science.
• (n.) A person holding an office of authority among the Freemasons, especially the presiding officer; also, a person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
• (v.t.) To own; to posses.
• (n.) One who uses or controls at will, anything inanimate; as, to be master of one's time.
• (n.) A male person having another living being so far subject to his will, that he can, in the main, control his or its actions; -- formerly used with much more extensive application than now. (a) The employer of a servant. (b) The owner of a slave. (c) The person to whom an apprentice is articled. (d) A sovereign, prince or feudal noble; a chief or one exercising similar authority. (e) The head of a household. (f) The male head of a school or college. (g) A male teacher. (h) The director of a number of persons performing a ceremony or sharing a feast. (i) The owner of a docile brute, -- especially a dog or horse. (j) The controller of a familiar spirit or other supernatural being.
• (n.) A young gentleman; a lad or small boy.

(DoD) The commanding officer of a United States Naval Ship, a commercial ship, or a government-owned general agency agreement ship operated for the Military Sealift Command by a civilian company to transport Department of Defense cargo. Also called MA.

noun

• An authoritative direction or instruction to do something.
  • synonyms: bid, bidding, dictation
• A military unit or region under the control of a single officer.
• The power or authority to command.
  • usage: "an admiral in command"
• Availability for use.
  • usage: "the materials at the command of the potters grew"
• A position of highest authority.
  • usage: "the corporation has just undergone a change in command"
• Great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity.
  • usage: "a good command of French"
  • synonyms: control, mastery
• Computer science. ( a line of code written as part of a computer program)
  • synonyms: instruction, statement, program line

verb

• Be in command of.
  • usage: "The general commanded a huge army"
• Make someone do something.
  • synonyms: require
• Demand as one's due.
  • usage: "This speaker commands a high fee"; "The author commands a fair hearing from his readers"
• Look down on.
  • usage: "The villa dominates the town"
  • synonyms: dominate, overlook, overtop
• Exercise authoritative control or power over.
  • usage: "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"
  • synonyms: control

• (v.t.) To exercise direct authority over; to have control of; to have at one's disposal; to lead.
• (v.i.) To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to sway; to influence; to give an order or orders.
• (v.t.) To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge.
• (n.) A body of troops or any naval or military force or post or the whole territory under the authority or control of a particular officer.
• (n.) An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an injunction.
• (n.) Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the forces under his command.
• (v.t.) To direct to come; to bestow.
• (v.t.) To have power or influence of the nature of authority over; to obtain as if by ordering; to receive as a due; to challenge; to claim; as, justice commands the respect and affections of the people; the best goods command the best price.
• (n.) The possession or exercise of authority.
• (n.) Power to dominate, command or overlook by means of position; scope of vision; survey.
• (n.) Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge.
• (v.t.) To have within a sphere of control, influence, access or vision; to dominate by position; to guard; to overlook.
• (v.i.) To have a view, as from a superior position.

(DoD) The authority that a commander in the armed forces lawfully exercises over subordinates by virtue of rank or assignment. Command includes the authority and responsibility for effectively using available resources and for planning the employment of, organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling military forces for the accomplishment of assigned missions. It also includes responsibility for health, welfare, morale, and discipline of assigned personnel.
(DoD) An order given by a commander; that is, the will of the commander expressed for the purpose of bringing about a particular action.
(DoD) A unit or units, an organization, or an area under the command of one individual. Also called CMD. See also area command; combatant command; combatant command (command authority).