Command is the power or dominion that a superior holds over his subordinates or subjects. By extension, the individual or group that has authority is mentioned as command.
For example: “The team is once again under the command of its main coach, already recovered from an illness,” “By decision of the president, the Minister of Security was in charge of the operation,” “The truth is that I don't know who has the command of the company at the moment.”
In addition to the synonyms for command exposed, there are other words that can act as such. We are referring to faculty, power, jurisdiction, government, leadership, superiority, empire, lordship and even empire.
Being in charge of something, in short, implies having the ability and permission to direct and give orders. Command is associated with power : whoever has control can impose their positions or decisions, although generally within the framework of some type of regulation or legal order.
The coronavirus crisis has given rise to a new concept: single command. This has been used to refer, in countries like Spain, to the fact that the aforementioned pandemic was controlled and managed at all levels by a single power: that of the state government. Thus, this has been the one that has established both the decree of the state of alarm and the measures that have restricted people from leaving their homes or the use of masks, among other things.
The expression chain of command , on the other hand, refers to the information transmission system that characterizes organizations that have a hierarchical structure. This implies that orders start from the top of the organizational pyramid until they reach the base . The reverse route is only carried out by the information that the tip of the pyramid itself demands.
In the field of electronics , the device used to start, regulate or interrupt the operation of a machine or mechanism is known as a control. The command, therefore, is the most important component of a control unit.
Specifically, in relation to this type of control we have to establish that there is a classification of it that is made up of five different classes: the control by time program, the control with a maintaining element, the control by route program, the variable control and sequential program control.
The remote control or remote control , meanwhile, is a device that is used to remotely operate a machine, while a console controller or joystick is the peripheral that is used to control the actions of a video game.
In the same way, we cannot ignore that Casa Mando is the name of a prestigious restaurant located in the city of León (Spain). Its menu is based on traditional local products such as leeks, cured meat, cured tongue, homemade picadillo from slaughter or spicy chorizo.
Likewise, it should be noted that command can also be found as a surname. A good example of this is the Canadian actor Michael Mando (1981), who is known for his roles in the series “AMC” and “Orphan Black”.