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order rule law regulation instruction direction commandment injunction mandate edict decree proclamation dictate charge behest bidding call request requirement demand obligation duty responsibility precept canon dictum fiat will notification act warrant summons subpoena citation writ caveat ultimatum prohibition interdiction ban proscription adjuration exaction imposition devoir enactment prescript dictation word

control power rule authority right ability management government leadership hold grip charge jurisdiction domination supremacy sway constraint restraint coercion compulsion dominion might despotism tyranny absolutism sovereignty prerogative upper hand strings supervision expertise skill expertness expertism know-how primacy grasp authorization aplomb

require order call tell charge direct instruct summon cite compel oblige exact impose enjoin dictate bid appoint authorize grant task set mark out ordain call for call upon call the signals take charge take lead lay down the law put foot down give orders give directions subpoena beckon adjure requisition warn proclaim force upon forbid prohibit inhibit restrain debar rule out ban bar interdict inflict send for check ordinate enact