commanding

1. To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.

   The king commanded his servant to bring him dinner.

2. To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control.

   to command an army or a ship

3. To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin.

   he commanded silence

4. To dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook.

   Bridges commanded by a fortified house. (Motley.)

5. To exact, compel or secure by influence; to deserve, claim.

   A good magistrate commands the respect and affections of the people.

6. To hold, to control the use of.

   The fort commanded the bay.

7. To have a view, as from a superior position.
8. To direct to come; to bestow.

noun

The act of giving a command.

1. Tending to give commands, authoritarian.
2. Impressively dominant.

   a commanding structure

3. (of a place or position) Dominating from above, giving a wide view