direct command

collocation in English

meaningsofdirectandcommand

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direct
adjective
uk
/daɪˈrekt/us
/daɪˈrekt/
going in a straight line towards somewhere or someone without stopping or ...
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command
noun
uk
/kəˈmɑːnd/us
/kəˈmænd/
an order, especially one given by ...
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(Definition ofdirectandcommandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is sometimes argued that greater effectiveness could be achieved if all the security forces operated under thedirectcommandof a supremo security director.
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They should not be in charge of classes, and they should always work under thedirectcommandof fully trained qualified teachers.
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Have squadrons of light bombers and cannon fighters been put under thedirectcommandof brigadiers in forward areas?
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It is essential, whatever size the railway system becomes, that management should be recast so that there is adirectcommandstructure.
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That would simply require a definition of the chain of command that is wider than the officer who hasdirectcommandof the soldier, sailor or airman in question.
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The trials have shown that, in the present state of the art,directcommandof battlegroups would be too great a burden on the proposed divisional command and control system.
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Welfare cannot be put out to the expert and the technician; it must be a problem as between the officer and the men under hisdirectcommand.
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They are under thedirectcommandof their parent corps or regiment.
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Its role is to direct and coordinate missions for special forces units; these are permanently under itsdirectcommandand immediately available for action.
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He served under the emperorsdirectcommand, controlling inspections throughout the navy to maintain regulations for the highest efficiency.
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Procurators were under thedirectcommandof the komturs.
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Rommel, present with the forward units, tookdirectcommandof the forces at the river, bringing up tanks and flak units to provide suppressive counter-fire.
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The sultan kept them as an outsider force, under hisdirectcommand, to use in the event of local tribal frictions.
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He demonstrated this through his advertising technique of adirectcommandto the consumer.
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Following the problems encountered in 1941, with dual commanders in units, commissars and other political officers were removed fromdirectcommand-roles.
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They are still under thedirectcommandof their parent corps or regiment.
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An aviation ministry may also be involved with a nation's air force, either to a limited degree or indirectcommand.
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Instead, he usually attacks with coordinated groups or armies under hisdirectcommand, or using clever plots, schemes, and deceptions to gain an advantage.
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This was condemned by many veterans and families of fallen ones, as he never fought on a front line nor did any of the men under hisdirectcommand.
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