GHQ
- noun
- /dʒiː eɪtʃ kjuː/
- Jargon
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CG
- 42 Major Anderson, GHQ Sixth Army, at Manila Conference.
Examples
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Secondly, GHQ distributed Notes on Recent Fighting.
Academic text (2010) -
51 key aspects of defense and foreign policy were directed through and cleared with General Headquarters (GHQ), usually without any internal discussion.
Academic text (2000) -
I hear GHQ is cutting orders to ship us home for Christmas.
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I can always be reached at GHQ if anything develops.
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GHQ wants this sector covered.
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The GHQ also gained a new editor.
Academic text (2011) -
Kobayashi: Yeah, GHQ - the American Occupation Forces.
Fiction book (2001) -
Yes, I'm afraid they don't have an awful lot of faith at GHQ.
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He wasn't far from GHQ in Arras.
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The officer contacted GHQ to report the latest developments in the field.
Synonyms
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3.0
The place where military leaders direct troops and give orders
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3.4
The main office where an organization's leaders work and give orders
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5.3
A place where a military leader directs soldiers during an operation
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3.5
A building where military leaders plan and control operations
A central military office that controls and organizes all forces during operations
Surface Forms
Morphology
GHQ = G + H + Q
GHQ is an acronym formed from initials (General Headquarters); the letters themselves do not allow a learner to infer the meaning without knowing the expanded phrase.
Etymology
GHQ is short for General Headquarters, where General means the top commander and head and quarters mean the 'head' or 'main place' where people work. So GHQ is the central office that directs and organizes the army.