Command
Command verb - To issue orders to (someone) by right of authority.
Opt
Opt verb - To come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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They're a branch of the Navy which operates completely independent of its command structure and can co-opt the regular Navy, other military branches, and even civilians to do their work for them.
Source: State Sec - Spanner in the Works: The regular Borg Queen quickly adapts to counter One of One's ability to co-opt Borg ships to its own use and keeps sending ships, culminating in sending an entire Borg unimatrix command ship that distracts One of One long enough for Eleya and the Vaadwaur to run for it.
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Eddison's The Worm Ouroboros, will opt for murder in a tight spot: Thus, he poisons King Rezedor of Goblinland, stabs his second-in-command Gallandus for fear of mutiny, and, finally, poisons the whole remaining elite of Witchland in an effort to save his skin.
Source: Murder Is the Best Solution
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Opt and Command. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/opt
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Opt or Command. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/opt.
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