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Meanings of commandeer in English

Portuguese
raptar
Catalan
piratejar

Take arbitrarily or by force.

raptar
Usage of commandeer in English
1
The federal statute does not commandeer the state legislative process, DOJ said.
Reuters
2
Fine, I decided, I would just commandeer the house library for myself.
A fugitive truth: an emma fielding mystery
3
Kent and I will commandeer a tank and meet you back here.
Fracture Me
4
In one area, officials commandeer more grain than the farmers have actually grown.
The Guardian
5
He remembered it well from his doomed attempt to commandeer it last year.
James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
6
In the morning he would commandeer a ship and take a closer look.
Ahsoka
7
Left them on the chimneypiece and I expect the housemaid will commandeer them.
The Youngest Girl in the Fifth: A School Story
8
Olson argued that Congress is not allowed to commandeer a state's regulatory powers.
Reuters
9
The Germans proceeded to commandeer foodstuffs and raw materials of industry.
History of the World War: An Authentic Narrative of the World's...
10
Without the gunship, we had to commandeer an airspeeder at the landing field.
Star Wars: Tarkin
11
Gallop Nero to the seafront so I can commandeer a boat-
Shadows in Bronze
12
You can now commandeer a horse and carriage to get around London quicker.
The Guardian
13
Rena, see if you can commandeer some tractors to haul the lumber away.
Coalition's End
14
Badly as boats were needed, Dave had to commandeer two of the smallest.
Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers; Or, Hitting the Enemy a Hard ...
15
Maybe we can commandeer three horses, or an automobile or something.
The Boy Allies in the Balkan Campaign; Or, the Struggle to Save ...
16
Indians kidnap or are raped; Rich commandeer, or give themselves in imperious surrender.
The new yorker
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