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in command of someone/something
collocation
If you are in command of someone or something, you control them and have responsibility for them:
Ronnie found himself in command of 250 men.
The captain had been in command of the ship for about six months.
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commandnoun
The officer was in command of organizing ambulances for wounded soldiers.
Colonel Sweeney was placed in command of an expedition to explore the interior of the island.
He will now adopt a new role after spending twelve years in command of the church's finances.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Power to control
absolute authority
ahold
all's well that ends wellidiom
all-powerful
ascendancy
authoritarianism
discretionary
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girl power
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implant
power grab
power structure
power struggle
power vacuum
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the hand that rocks the cradle rules the worldidiom
the upper hand
yoke
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