Command and Insist

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Command verb - To ask for (something) earnestly or with authority.

Usage example: an act of courage that commands the admiration of all who witnessed it

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Insist is a synonym for command. In some cases you can use "Insist" instead a verb "Command".

Insist verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.

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Command is a synonym for insist in demand topic. Sometimes you can use "Command" instead a verb "Insist".

His second in command then arrives in anti-gravity boots and rescues him, explaining that she knew he would insist on fighting alone, but now it was time to do things the easy way.

Source: This Is Something He's Got to Do Himself
If he is at the top of a chain of command with several ranks between him and the grunts, he will generally insist that his subordinates follow his example — or else.

Source: The Men First
Admiral Kirk initially tries to insist that Captain Spock, the ship's commander, stay in command of the ship during the mission, as Captain Decker did in the previous film, but Spock insisted that the Enterprise rightfully belonged to Kirk.

Source: Back in the Saddle

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