Commandeer vs Requisition - What's the difference?
commandeer | requisition |
To seize for military use.
To force into military service.
To take arbitrarily or by force.
A formal request for something.
# A formal demand made by one state or government upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice.
# (legal) A notarial demand for repayment of a debt.
# (military) A demand by the invader upon the people of an invaded country for supplies, as of provision, forage, transportation, etc.
# A formal application by one officer to another for things needed in the public service.
That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries.
A call; an invitation; a summons.
As verbs the difference between commandeer and requisition
is that commandeer is to seize for military use while requisition is to demand something, especially for a military need of staff, supplies, or transport.As a noun requisition is
a formal request for something.commandeer
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* *requisition
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(en noun)- (Kent)
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- a requisition for clothing, troops, or money
- a requisition for a public meeting