commandeered
Seized for use
Commandeered is the past tense of commandeer, meaning to seize something for official or military use, or more loosely, to take control of something without asking: The police commandeered a civilian's car to chase the suspect.
The word often carries a sense of urgent necessity or casual entitlement: She commandeered the remote and changed the channel.
Seized by authority
- hijackedTook control by force
- appropriatedTook for one's use
- requisitionedFormally demanded for use
- impoundedSeized by legal authority
captured · grabbed · snatched · expropriated · usurped · annexed · diverted · taken
Abrupt seizure of power
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
usurpation · overthrow · subjugation · incursion · raid · capture · colonization · encroachment
Authority to direct
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
leadership · direction · oversight · management · power · supremacy · rule · administration
Obtaining goods externally
- allocationDistribution of shares
- supplyFurnish or stock
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
- conscriptionMandatory military enrollment
draft · impressment · mobilization · resources · logistics · acquisition · sourcing · rationing
confiscated
Seized by authority
- hijackedTook control by force
- appropriatedTook for one's use
- requisitionedFormally demanded for use
impounded · captured · grabbed · snatched · expropriated · usurped · annexed · diverted · taken · pirated
coup
Abrupt seizure of power
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
annexation · usurpation · overthrow · subjugation · incursion · raid · capture · colonization · encroachment · infiltration
control
Authority to direct
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- governanceHow authority is exercised
mandate · leadership · direction · oversight · management · power · supremacy · rule · administration · sovereignty
procurement
Obtaining goods externally
- allocationDistribution of shares
- supplyFurnish or stock
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
conscription · draft · impressment · mobilization · resources · logistics · acquisition · sourcing · rationing · stockpile
commandeeredsurrendered
Ceased resistance formally
relinquished · gave · returned · handed over · gave up