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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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Brandon Judd, head of the Border Patrol Council, the agents’ union, said that in no case would Border Patrol agents have sought to assume command themselves.

From New York Times • May 28, 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

When McCain was shot down over Vietnam and taken prisoner, his father was poised to assume command over the entire Pacific theater, and his captors knew they had a potential propaganda coup on their hands.

From Washington Times • Aug. 29, 2018

Rossi had just moved onto the base and was scheduled to be promoted to lieutenant general and assume command of Army Space and Missile Defense Command.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2016

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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