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assume command

VERB
govern
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administer carry out conduct control dictate guide manage oversee regulate supervise
STRONG
captain command direct execute head lead order overrule pilot reign render run steer superintend sway tyrannize
WEAK
be in power be in the driver's seat call the shots call the signals exercise authority head up hold dominion hold office hold sway lay down the law occupy throne pull the strings serve the people wear the crown
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon leave mismanage neglect
STRONG
fail follow obey serve
WEAK
acquiesce agree allow comply consent give way permit surrender yield

Example Sentences

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Bird, who turns 42 next month, empowered Stewart and Loyd to assume command on and off the court.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2022

In many cases, it fell to African American sergeants and corporals to assume command and rally the Black troops to victory.

From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2021

When McCain was shot down, his father was poised to assume command over the entire Pacific theater.

From Washington Times • Aug. 26, 2018

But he wasn’t willing to take orders from Ned Stark’s son Jon Snow, and when Jon ordered him to assume command of Castle Greyguard, he openly defied him.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2017

That evening, General Philippe Pétain arrived to assume command of the French forces.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman