Synonyms for commandeer
ˌkɒm ənˈdɪərcom·man·deer

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1. commandeer, hijack, highjack, pirateverb

   take arbitrarily or by force

   "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"

   Synonyms:
   hijack, highjack, pirate

Matched Categories

1. • Crime
   • Seize

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1. List of paraphrases for "commandeer":

   requisition

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1. Chuck Grassley:

   The FBI does not make a credibility assessment of any information it receives with respect to a nominee. Nor is it tasked with investigating a matter simply because the Committee deems it important. The Constitution assigns the Senate, and only the Senate, with the task of advising the President on his nominee and consenting to the nomination if the circumstances merit. We have no power to commandeer an Executive Branch agency into conducting our due diligence. The job of assessing and investigating a nominee’s qualifications in order to decide whether to consent to the nomination is ours, and ours alone.