Commanded
Held
Held adjective - Occupied or in the control of; often used in combination.
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- She capably commanded the Enterprise for most of the episode while the (male) captain was held captive by aliens.
Source: Society Marches On -
Angmar and its armies were annihilated some time before the events of the LotR, when the Witch-King commanded parts of Sauron's army but would have held no kingdom of his own.
Source: The Necrocracy - For Want of a Skunk: The timeline begins (and gets its name) when the British army landing in the bayou, commanded by Major General John Keane, is temporarily held up by an irate skunk.
Source: Literature / The Dead Skunk
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