takes orders
Does what's told
Takes orders means to receive and act on instructions or commands from someone in authority.
A soldier takes orders from a commanding officer; a waiter takes orders from customers.
The phrase often implies subordination: He doesn't take orders well suggests someone who resists being told what to do.
In religious contexts, to take orders is to be ordained as a member of the clergy.
One who serves tables
- serverOne who attends tables
- waitressFemale restaurant attendant
- bartenderOne who serves drinks
- baristaProfessional café drink maker
cashier · customer service · receptionist · clerk · attendant · drive-through · menu · ticket
Readily yielding to control
- compliantYielding to others' wishes
- deferentialShowing humble submission
- docileEasily controlled or taught
- dutifulMotivated by obligation
acquiescent · subservient · meek · biddable · tractable · amenable · yielding · pliant
Formal authority hierarchy
- soldierArmed forces member
- enlistedSigned up formally
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- corporalOf the flesh
sergeant · recruit · cadet · infantry · platoon · squadron · battalion · regiment
waiter
One who serves tables
barista · cashier · customer service · receptionist · clerk · attendant · drive-through · menu · ticket · notepad
submissive
Readily yielding to control
- compliantYielding to others' wishes
- deferentialShowing humble submission
- docileEasily controlled or taught
dutiful · acquiescent · subservient · meek · biddable · tractable · amenable · yielding · pliant · servile
chain of command
Formal authority hierarchy
corporal · sergeant · recruit · cadet · infantry · platoon · squadron · battalion · regiment · conscript
underling
Person of lower rank
junior · apprentice · intern · minion · lackey · flunky · employee · worker · staff · rank-and-file
attentive
Paying close notice
alert · responsive · willing · cooperative · helpful · available · quick · reliable · diligent · conscientious
takes orderscommands
Authoritative orders given
directs · leads · bosses around · supervises · manages
takes ordersself-directed
Managing oneself without supervision
autonomous · self-governing · free agent · self-employed · freelances
takes ordersdisobeys
Refuses to follow orders
rebels · insubordinate · mutinies · goes rogue · resists
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