Orders
Selects
Both words in one sentence
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For example, when the commander "selects" a marine and then "selects" an enemy to attack, what actually happens is that the Adjutant translates it into orders communicated through the marine's Power Armor, via either voice or even by highlighting said enemy on the helmet's HUD.
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Armies Are Evil: The army orders a hopeless attack, and when it fails, randomly selects three men and sentences them to death in a Kangaroo Court.
Source: Film / Paths of Glory
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Selects and Orders. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/orders/selects
Orders & Selects. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/orders/selects>.
Selects or Orders. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/orders/selects.
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