classifiedcommand

noun

UK /ˈklæsɪfaɪd kəˈmɑːnd/

US /ˈklæsɪfaɪd kəˈmænd/

A secret order that only certain people are allowed to know about.

The general sent a classified command to the troops.

SYNONYMS

secret order hidden instruction private directive confidential order

RELATED WORDS

classified command secret order military

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A computer instruction that is kept hidden from users.

The program ran a classified command in the background.

3. A coded message that tells someone what to do.

The spy decoded the classified command before dawn.

4. An official order marked as top secret by a government.

Only the president could read the classified command.