Commander or commander means a person in authority, most commonly meaning military authority; a naval officer below the rank of captain --
The President of the United States is also the Commander in Chief of the armed forces.
He was a commander when he retired from the navy.
Commandeer or commandeer means to take private property for military use --
We'll have no way to get back to our unit unless we can commandeer a truck.
Explain to them that we'll need to commandeer their house for our headquarters.
Now that you know that, you can say --
"The commander wants us to commandeer any small boats in the area."
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