diff --git a/internal/cli/dispatch.go b/internal/cli/dispatch.go
index 56cacc6..a8af273 100644
--- a/internal/cli/dispatch.go
+++ b/internal/cli/dispatch.go
@@ -16,3 +16,15 @@ func uintSlice(us []uint32) []uint64 {
 	}
 	return out
 }
+
+// normalizeVerb maps verb aliases to their canonical form. Applied at the
+// subcommand-verb position of every admin group and at the top-level command.
+func normalizeVerb(v string) string {
+	switch v {
+	case "rm", "del":
+		return "remove"
+	case "ls":
+		return "list"
+	}
+	return v
+}
diff --git a/internal/cli/dispatch_test.go b/internal/cli/dispatch_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99a6ed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/cli/dispatch_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package cli
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestNormalizeVerb(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := map[string]string{
+		"rm": "remove", "del": "remove", "remove": "remove",
+		"ls": "list", "list": "list",
+		"add": "add", "enable": "enable", "": "",
+	}
+	for in, want := range cases {
+		if got := normalizeVerb(in); got != want {
+			t.Errorf("normalizeVerb(%q) = %q, want %q", in, got, want)
+		}
+	}
+}