n.

1. A demand that something be done; a command.
2. A request to appear; a summons.
3. Bids considered as a group, as at an auction or in card games: The bidding was higher than expected.

noun

An authoritative indication to be obeyed: behest, charge, command, commandment, dictate, direction, directive, injunction, instruction (often used in plural), mandate, order, word. See over/under, words.

n

Definition: command
Antonyms: answer

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IN BRIEF: An order or instruction.

A simple and independent mind does not toil at the bidding of any prince. — Henry David Thoreau

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
  Synonyms: command, bid, dictation

Meaning #2: a request to be present
  Synonym: summons

Meaning #3: (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
  Synonym: bid

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