Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
de ordeno y mando. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
de ordeno y mando, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
de ordeno y mando in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
de ordeno y mando you have here. The definition of the word
de ordeno y mando will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
de ordeno y mando, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “of I order and I boss”.
Adjective
de ordeno y mando (invariable)
- (idiomatic) tyrannical; iron-fisted
jefe de ordeno y mando- iron-fisted boss
actitud de ordeno y mando- dictatorial attitude
1884, Benito Pérez Galdós, La de Bringas:-No se apure usted, señora, no se encabrite, no se encumbre -replicó la Sánchez-. Si se me viene con sofoquinas y con aquello de ordeno y mando, no hemos hecho nada. Usted en su casa, y yo en la mía. […]- "Don't you fret, young lady, don't get upset", replied Sánchez, "if you get in a flush and boss me about, we'll get nowhere. You go home, as will I "
1946, Revista de arqueología y etnología:Este, que era un viejo militar de los de "ordeno y mando", y que había hecho su carrera en el Perú- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2018, Marc Prenafeta Cruellas, Javier Andreu Philpott, Liderar millennials. ¿Utopía o realidad?:Por el contrario, las generaciones anteriores fueron educadas bajo un modelo de ordeno y mando, en el que la autoridad (padres, profesores o familiares) ordenaba y los hijos no hacían otra cosa que obedecer.- By contrast, previous generations were raised with an iron-fisted model, in which the authority (parents, teachers or family members) would give orders and the children had no choice but to obey.
Further reading