Command performance

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A dramatic, musical, or similar entertainment performed before a monarch or other head of state, especially in a circumstance where that ruler has requested or ordered the performance. archaic

    ""I've been giving a ‘command’ performance for the president," explained the actor modestly."

  2. 2
    A task, activity, or other assignment which one undertakes in order to satisfy someone in authority, such as an employer. broadly, idiomatic

    "Some big client of Arthur's is coming to town, and Sally is supposed to entertain the man's wife. She says it's a command performance."

Synonyms

All synonyms
mandated showofficial performanceordered performanceoutstanding performancetop performance

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""I've been giving a ‘command’ performance for the president," explained the actor modestly."

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