Command and Defer to

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Command verb - To serve as leader of.

Usage example: the head of the agency commands an army of workers trained to respond to the immediate needs of disaster victims

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Defer to is an antonym for command.

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Command is an antonym for defer to.

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Defer to and Command. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/defer_to

Command & Defer to. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/defer_to>.

Defer to or Command. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/defer_to.

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