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call the shots vs command

command vs call the shots

call the shots is not a noun while command is a noun.

call the shots and command both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
call the shots No No Yes No
command Yes No Yes No
As verbs, command is a hypernym of call the shots; that is, command is a word with a broader meaning than call the shots:
  • call the shots: exercise authority or be in charge
  • command: exercise authoritative control or power over
Other hypernyms of call the shots include control.
call the shots (noun) command (noun)
the power or authority to command
availability for use
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
a military unit or region under the control of a single officer
a position of highest authority
call the shots (verb) command (verb)
exercise authority or be in charge make someone do something
be in command of
demand as one's due
exercise authoritative control or power over
look down on
Difference between call the shots and command

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