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Concept: Command

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Superconcept: Express

Definition: An object (an Instruction) is expressed, making it availible for interpretation by another entity. An instruction can be interpreted and acted upon in many ways.

Required Relationships:

agent: the entity expressing the instruction
object: the instruction being expressed
recipient: the entity the instruction is being expressed to

Other Common Relationships:

instrument: the device through which the expressed instruction is conveyed
base: the medium of the communication, be it vocal, written, or otherwise

Examples:

  1. The officer commanded the soldier to fire
    agent: The officer
    object: to fire
    recipient: the soldier

Neighboring Concepts:

Similar to...But different because...
Inform In the case of an Inform action, the information is not necessarily an instruction and is not previously known to the recipient. In the case of a Command action, the information is necessarily an instruction.
Request A request is a command expressed politely