commandnoun
The following year, he took command of a brigade on the Western front.
The first mate took command of the ship when the captain was taken ill.
He has been trained to take command of up to four armoured reconnaissance vehicles.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Power to control
absolute authority
ahold
all's well that ends wellidiom
all-powerful
ascendancy
authoritarianism
discretionary
driven
girl power
grip
he who pays the piper calls the tune.idiom
implant
power base
power grab
power structure
power struggle
power-sharing
the hand that rocks the cradle rules the worldidiom
the upper hand
yoke