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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

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Bird, who turns 42 next month, empowered Stewart and Loyd to assume command on and off the court.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 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

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

That evening, General Philippe Pétain arrived to assume command of the French forces.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

assume command

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