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[ kuh -man -der, -mahn - ] SHOW IPA
/ kəˈmæn dər, -ˈmɑn- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a person who commands.
a person who exercises authority; chief officer; leader.
the commissioned officer in command of a military unit.
U.S. Navy . an officer ranking below a captain and above a lieutenant commander.
a police officer in charge of a precinct or other unit.
the chief officer of a commandery in the medieval orders of Knights Hospitalers, Knights Templars, and others.
a member of one of the higher classes or ranks in certain modern fraternal orders, as in the Knights Templars.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of commander 1250–1300; Middle English <Old French comandere, equivalent to comand (er ) to command + -ere <Latin -ātōr- -ator
OTHER WORDS FROM commander com·mand·er·ship, noun sub·com·mand·er, noun sub·com·mand·er·ship, noun un·der·com·mand·er, noun Words nearby commander commandant, command car, command-driven, command economy, commandeer, commander , commander in chief, commandery, command guidance, commanding, commanding officer
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Example sentences from the Web for commander The most important duty of a president of the United States is in the role of commander -in-chief.
Tribute to my American heroes | Brody Levesque| September 17, 2020| Washington Blade
He was commander in chief of the Long Beach Police Department prior to his role in Oceanside.
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It must strike at the heart of every member of the military after hearing his comments to know they have to salute the pig who is their commander in chief.
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They have not posed as commander s dispatching brave conscripts off to the front, but rather as mothers and daughters sharing the fears and privations of their fellow citizens.
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I was sitting in front of soldiers, and their commander s were not informing people that people will be beaten soon … they said just please leave this square clean.
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Qasem Suleimani was appointed as commander of the force in 1997.
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Zaim Ali, a Peshmerga commander , said: “We have established a military plan to clear ISIS from all of areas.”
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This is not lost on their commander , Rama (Shani Klein), an aspiring military careerist who looks down on frivolity in wartime.
‘Zero Motivation’: the Funny Side of the IDF | Melissa Leon| December 8, 2014| DAILY BEAST
He was the commander of the ship when it crashed and he admits his decision to take the ship off course.
The Costa Concordia’s Randy Reckless Captain Takes the Stand | Barbie Latza Nadeau| December 2, 2014| DAILY BEAST
At a conference in London the following week, a senior retired U.S. Air Force commander pooh-poohed counterstealth efforts.
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The commander does not, as yet, make a selection of one course of action in preference to another.
Sound Military Decision | U.s. Naval War College
The order was promptly obeyed, and the commander rode forward with the captain of the second company.
In The Saddle | Oliver Optic
Saussaye, the French commander , dashed for hiding in the woods.
Canada: the Empire of the North | Agnes C. Laut
"I thank you for the suggestion, Mr. Passford, and I must say that you seem to be entirely fair," said the commander .
Stand By The Union | Oliver Optic
I am here by orders of the commander , who wishes to speak to you, said Federovski in a dry tone.
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British Dictionary definitions for commander noun an officer in command of a military formation or operation
a naval commissioned rank junior to captain but senior to lieutenant commander
the second in command of larger British warships
someone who holds authority
a high-ranking member of some knightly or fraternal orders
an officer responsible for a district of the Metropolitan Police in London
history the administrator of a house, priory, or landed estate of a medieval religious order
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Derived forms of commander commandership , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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