commander-in-chiefnoun [ C ]
uk/kəˌmɑːn.dər.ɪnˈtʃiːf/us/kəˌmæn.dɚ.ɪnˈtʃiːf/plural commanders-in-chief US abbreviation CINC, UK abbreviation C-in-Ca commander in charge of all the armed forces of a country or of all the forces fighting in a particular area or operation
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General ranks in the armed forces
- ADC
- adjutant
- aide-de-camp
- artificer
- C-in-C
- captain
- co-
- commandant
- commissioned officer
- five-star
- flash
- four-star
- generalissimo
- NCO
- non-commissioned officer
- officer
- ranking
- top brass
- warrant officer
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Examples from literature
- A letter, sir, from the commander-in-chief of all our armies, he said, saluting proudly.
- Remember that I am the commander-in-chief of the army and the governor of Louisiana.
- The army then had one constitutional commander-in-chief of both army and navy, and one actual commanding general, bringing all parts into real harmony.
- The commander-in-chief was true to his word.
- Though commander-in-chief by the Constitution, he would have nothing to command, either by land or water until Congress raised both army and navy.