Avoid
Avoid verb - To put an end to by formal action.
Usage example: asked the court to avoid the contract because it was signed under duress
Command
Command verb - To issue orders to (someone) by right of authority.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 didn't have very much combat in its cinematics, probably to avoid this, but its in-game cutscenes are just as bad.
Source: Cutscene Power to the Max - They're still willing to listen to humans in the chain of command, but they attempt to avoid any such human, for the good of humanity.
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Stealth-Based Mission: The level "Enemy Within" has you infiltrating a Protoss command ship with a single Zerg Larva that you must hide in steam vents and captive fauna to avoid patrols.
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