self-command

Definitions of self-command
  1. noun
    the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
    synonyms: possession, self-control, self-possession, self-will, will power, willpower
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    types:
    nerves
    control of your emotions
    presence of mind
    self-control in a crisis; ability to say or do the right thing in an emergency
    type of:
    firmness, firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolution, resolve
    the trait of being resolute
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