Command-economy
noun
1.
a socialist economic system in which production and distribution of goods and services are controlled by the government and industry is mostly publicly owned.
noun
1.
an economy in which business activities and the allocation of resources are determined by government order rather than market forces Also called planned economy
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[kuh-man-der, -mahn-] /kəˈmæn dər, -ˈmɑn-/ noun 1. a person who . 2. a person who exercises authority; chief officer; leader. 3. the commissioned officer in of a military unit. 4. U.S. Navy. an officer ranking below a captain and above a . 5. a police officer in charge of a precinct or other unit. 6. […]
- Commanderies
[kuh-man-duh-ree, -mahn-] /kəˈmæn də ri, -ˈmɑn-/ noun, plural commanderies. 1. the office or rank of a commander. 2. the district of a commander. 3. a district controlled by a commander of certain medieval orders of knights. 4. a local branch or lodge of certain secret or fraternal orders.
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noun, plural commanders in chief. 1. Also, Commander in Chief. the supreme commander of the armed forces of a nation or, sometimes, of several allied nations: The president is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force. 2. an officer in command of a particular portion of an armed force who […]