headquartersnoun [ C, + sing/pl verb ]
uk/ˌhedˈkwɔː.təz/us/ˈhedˌkwɔːr.t̬ɚz/plural headquarters abbreviation HQB2 the main offices of an organization such as the army, the police, or a business company:
The company's headquarters is/are in Amsterdam.
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- The rebel headquarters took a direct hit from a bomb during the attack.
- The company's national headquarters is in Rome.
- A surgical strike was carried out on the enemy's military headquarters.
- The new company headquarters will be built on a 132-acre tract in Irving.
- The divisional managers have been called to a meeting at the company headquarters.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Business - general words
- Age of Exploration
- B2B
- B2C
- back office
- big business
- corporate memory
- deal
- devolution
- devolve
- devolve sth to sb
- globalization
- mass market
- mass market
- niche market
- offshore
- open market
- private
- private enterprise
- privately
- tender
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