assume command

VERB

govern

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administer carry out conduct control dictate guide manage oversee regulate supervise

STRONG

captain command direct execute head lead order overrule pilot reign render run steer superintend sway tyrannize

WEAK

be in power be in the driver's seat call the shots call the signals exercise authority head up hold dominion hold office hold sway lay down the law occupy throne pull the strings serve the people wear the crown

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon leave mismanage neglect

STRONG

fail follow obey serve

WEAK

acquiesce agree allow comply consent give way permit surrender yield

Example Sentences

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Billie J. Farrell is scheduled to assume command at an on-board ceremony Jan. 21.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2022

In many cases, it fell to African American sergeants and corporals to assume command and rally the Black troops to victory.

From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2021

Major Gen. Douglas A. Sims will assume command of Fort Riley, Kansas, and its 1st Infantry Division, which is known as the “Big Red One,” on Aug. 14, officials said Sunday.

From Washington Times • Aug. 2, 2020

But he wasn’t willing to take orders from Ned Stark’s son Jon Snow, and when Jon ordered him to assume command of Castle Greyguard, he openly defied him.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2017

He ordered White to set out for Oklahoma City and assume command of the field office there.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

assume command

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