Command and Defiance

Command

Command noun - A statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned.

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Defiance and command are semantically related In some cases you can use "Defiance" instead a noun "Command".

Defiance noun - Refusal to obey.

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Command and defiance are semantically related in disobedience topic. Sometimes you can use "Command" instead a noun "Defiance".

Nearby Words: defiant, defied, defiantly

joint	joint command	joint defiance
full	full command	full defiance
direct	direct command	direct defiance
complete	complete command	complete defiance
Other adjectives: total, open, active, actual, great, wrong, useless, final.

This fortress surrendered only after the official capitulation, and the Swedish command honored the Norwegian soldiers for their defiance.

Source: Defiant to the End
Enter Rodimus, a young upstart Autobot commander who, in defiance of High Command, decides to leave Cybertron on a quest.

Source: Comic Book / The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
An officer must be able to hold their position in defiance of all challengers and actively face those challengers in any form of combat deemed necessary—this goes double for the dozen or so elite officers at the top of a Clan's chain of command.

Source: Four-Star Badass

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