noun,pluralhead·quar·ters.(used with a singular or plural verb)
a center of operations, as of the police or a business, from which orders are issued; the chief administrative office of an organization: The operatives were always in touch with headquarters.
the offices or working location of a military commander; the place from which a commander customarily issues orders.
a military unit consisting of the commander, his staff, and other assistants.
Alternately, they may now feel a need to develop a diversification strategy that includes a combination of those regions, including the one where their global headquarters is located.
COVID proves that companies need to reduce their dependence on China|matthewheimer|September 11, 2020|Fortune
In recent years, the company has distanced itself from Silicon Valley, and has moved its headquarters to Denver from Palo Alto, California.
Palantir CEO to investors: Pick a ‘different company’ if you don’t like us|Verne Kopytoff|September 10, 2020|Fortune
The monument and its new pedestal were installed in 2007 outside the police headquarters building, which opened in 2000.
A Closer Look at the Public Art at Chicago Police Stations|by Logan Jaffe|August 21, 2020|ProPublica
Palantir, the big data company that is reportedly seeking to go public via a direct listing, recently changed its headquarters from Palo Alto, California, to Denver.
Palantir and Amazon pick Denver|Lucinda Shen|August 20, 2020|Fortune
Palantir changed its website earlier this week to list Denver as its new headquarters.
Prominent Silicon Valley tech company departs for Denver|Verne Kopytoff|August 19, 2020|Fortune
“Firestorms Will Rain on the Headquarters of War,” the title threatened.
Inside the ‘Surprisingly Great’ North Korean Hacker Hotel|Michael Daly|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Full disclosure: The event was held at the headquarters of IAC, the corporate parent of The Daily Beast.
Joe Biden: ‘I’ll Kill Your Son’|Olivia Nuzzi|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Brennan is expected to address the CIA workforce at headquarters on Tuesday.
CIA Won’t Defend Its One-Time Torturers|Shane Harris, Tim Mak|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He wired a few reports back to headquarters and departed soon after.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, over at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, the Africa Division was celebrating the successful mission.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
While it was for this tribe that the agency at Fort Snelling was established, yet the Chippewas often frequented its headquarters.
Old Fort Snelling|Marcus L. Hansen
You were willing to blow up this headquarters and everybody, yourself included, in it, to keep us from getting at Merlin.
The Cosmic Computer|Henry Beam Piper
He made the Enterprise office his headquarters, and fairly reveled in the company he found there.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
We camped at the stone wall of Shapka, one of the headquarters of the nomads.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Sven Hedin
This story was related to a select coterie of occultists assembled in social conclave at the headquarters in New York.
Hours with the Ghosts or, Nineteenth Century Witchcraft|Henry Ridgely Evans
British Dictionary definitions for headquarters
headquarters
/ (ˌhɛdˈkwɔːtəz) /
pl n(sometimes functioning as singular)
any centre or building from which operations are directed, as in the military, the police, etc
a military formation comprising the commander, his staff, and supporting echelons