self-command
noun[U]
old-fashioneduk/ˌself.kəˈmɑːnd/us/ˌself.kəˈmænd/controlover yourself andyouremotions:
He has alreadydemonstratedcomposureand self-command beyond hisyears.
Shebitherlip,tryingtoattainsomedegreeof self-command.
Synonym
self-control
- Theirmagnanimityand self-command arealmostbeyondcomprehension.
- I do notthinkthe sametemperatecoolnessand self-command can be ascribed to any othergreatwarrioroflatertimes.
- Shewantedwomen to betransformedintorationalandindependentbeingswhosesenseofworthcame, not fromtheirappearance, but fromtheirinnerperceptionof self-command andknowledge.
Controlling and being in charge
- aggrandize
- assume
- assumption
- authoritative
- authoritatively
- commanding
- dictate
- guiding principle
- harness
- have (got)someoneby the short and curliesidiom
- havesomeoneby the ballsidiom
- havesomeoneeating out ofyourhandidiom
- helm
- override
- plenipotentiary
- police
- policing
- possess
- power play
- skipper