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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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Flynn was promoted and allowed by the Biden administration to assume command of U.S.

From Washington Post • Oct. 29, 2022

Brandon Judd, head of the Border Patrol Council, the agents’ union, said that in no case would Border Patrol agents have sought to assume command themselves.

From New York Times • May 28, 2022

Billie J. Farrell is scheduled to assume command at an on-board ceremony Jan. 21.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2022

Major Gen. Douglas A. Sims will assume command of Fort Riley, Kansas, and its 1st Infantry Division, which is known as the “Big Red One,” on Aug. 14, officials said Sunday.

From Washington Times • Aug. 2, 2020

He ordered White to set out for Oklahoma City and assume command of the field office there.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

assume command

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