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com|ma nd eco no|my (command economies ) N‑COUNT In a command economy , business activities and the use of resources are decided by the government, and not by market forces. [BUSINESS ] □  …the Czech Republic's transition from a command economy to a market system.

com|man|deer /kɒ mənd I ə ^r / (commandeers , commandeering , commandeered )

1 VERB If the armed forces commandeer a vehicle or building owned by someone else, they officially take charge of it so that they can use it. □ [V n] The soldiers commandeered vehicles in the capital and occupied the television station. □ [V -ed] They drove in convoy round the city in commandeered cars.

2 VERB To commandeer something owned by someone else means to take charge of it so that you can use it. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [V n] The hijacker commandeered the plane on a domestic flight.

com|mand|er ◆◇◇ /kəmɑː ndə ^r , -mæ nd-/ (commanders )

1 N‑COUNT ; N‑TITLE A commander is an officer in charge of a military operation or organization. □  The commander and some of the men had been released. □  …Commander Bob Marks.

2 N‑COUNT ; N‑TITLE A commander is an officer in the Royal Navy or the U.S. Navy. COLLOCATIONS commander NOUN 1

noun + commander : army; battalion, brigade, platoon, section, squadron

adjective + commander : military, naval; senior, supreme; rebel

comma nder-in-chie f (commanders-in-chief ) N‑COUNT ; N‑TITLE A commander-in-chief is a senior officer who is in charge of all the forces in a particular area. □ [+ of ] He was to be the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

com|mand|ing /kəmɑː nd I ŋ, -mæ nd-/

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you are in a commanding position or situation, you are in a strong or powerful position or situation. □  Right now you're in a more commanding position than you have been for ages. □  The French vessel has a commanding lead.

2 ADJ If you describe someone as commanding , you mean that they are powerful and confident. [APPROVAL ] □  Lovett was a tall, commanding man with a waxed gray moustache. □  The voice at the other end of the line was serious and commanding.

3 → see also command

com|ma nd|ing o f|fic|er (commanding officers ) N‑COUNT A commanding officer is an officer who is in charge of a military unit. □  He got permission from his commanding officer to join me.

com|mand|ment /kəmɑː ndmənt, -mæ nd-/ (commandments ) N‑COUNT The Ten Commandments are the ten rules of behaviour which, according to the Old Testament of the Bible, people should obey.

com|man|do /kəmɑː ndoʊ, -mæ nd-/ (commandos or commandoes )

1 N‑COUNT [oft N n] A commando is a group of soldiers who have been specially trained to carry out surprise attacks. □ [+ of ] …a small commando of marines. □  The hostages were freed in the commando raid.

2 N‑COUNT A commando is a soldier who is a member of a commando.

com|ma nd per|fo r|mance (command performances ) N‑COUNT A command performance is a special performance of a play or show which is given for a head of state.

com|ma nd post (command posts ) N‑COUNT A command post is a place from which a commander in the army controls and organizes his forces.