Command and Task

Command

Command verb - To issue orders to (someone) by right of authority.

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Task and command are semantically related. in demand topic. In some cases you can use "Task" instead a verb "Command".

Task verb - To give a task, duty, or responsibility to.

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Command and task are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Command" with "Task", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: tasked, taskwork, tasking

human	human command	human task
special	special command	special task
similar	similar command	similar task
specific	specific command	specific task
Other adjectives: certain, separate, original, single, simple, actual, great, useless, personal, new, major, sole, final, next, last, different.

The Director of the Combined Secret Services offers the captured pirate Thomas Calloway a chance to take command of a task force and rescue a Khanate princess from the Arachnids.

Source: Boxed Crook
For her last task, Ofelia promises the faun that she will obey any command he gives without questioning, but refuses to risk her brother's safety.

Source: Film / Pan's Labyrinth
The player's admiralty rank becomes a minor plot point, with the player taking command of the task force.

Source: Video Game / Star Trek Online

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