command performance

American  

noun

1. a performance of a play, opera, ballet, or the like, given at the request of a sovereign or head of state.

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command performance British  

noun

1. a performance of a play, opera, etc, at the request of a ruler or of royalty

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command performance Idioms  

1. An occasion that one is obliged to attend, as in My boss's invitations to dinner are always a command performance. This term originally (late 1800s) denoted a theatrical or musical performance presented at the behest of a sovereign or head of state. By the 1930s it was also used figuratively for any more or less obligatory occasion or performance.

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Etymology

Origin of command performance

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

In our tests with the beta update, we found that webcam performance is still far from perfect, but the update reduced the amount of visible noise in the image, improved contrast, and boosted color accuracy.

From The Verge • May 16, 2022

Behind the stage, an iridescent tulle bell covers a monitor showing “Mhysa — When I Think of Home, I Think of a Bag,” a recording of a 2021 webcam performance of the song.

From New York Times • May 3, 2022

COVID-19, which made webcam performance a bigger priority for much of Lenovo’s target audience, did away with this plan.

From The Verge • Jan. 4, 2022

Related Words

• world premiere