issue a command

Frequency: 7.09.8 per million words

To formally give an order.

commandVERB + COMMAND

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issue

Examples (10)

  • The general issued the command to retreat.
  • The captain will issue a command to fire at dawn.
  • The project manager issued a command for all work to stop immediately.
  • A new command was issued by the queen to release the prisoners.
  • You do not have the authority to issue a command of that nature.
  • Before he could issue the command, the ship was hit by a torpedo.
  • The system is programmed to issue a shutdown command in case of an emergency.
  • The drill sergeant issues a command, and the recruits instantly obey.
  • The king, with a heavy heart, had to issue the command for exile.
  • Once the CEO issues the command, the new policy will be implemented across all departments.