Tending to give commands, authoritarian. / Impressively dominant. / (of a place or position) Dominating from above, giving a wide view

The act of giving a command.

(law) To refer or entrust a piece of legislation to a committee (or others) to be considered and reported.

To learn by heart, to memorize.

The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; the beginning. / The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.

A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work.

simple past tense and past participle of commit

Obligated or locked in (often, but not necessarily, by a pledge) to some course of action. / Showing commitment. / Associated in an exclusive (but not necessarily permanent) sexual relationship.

In a commercial manner: a manner pertaining to commerce.

A person who comments; especially someone who is paid to give his/her opinions in the media about current affairs, sports, etc.