commander
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3.6
- noun
- /kəˈmændər/
:
comandante
- The commander ordered her troops to advance quickly towards the enemy position.
- a military commander
- commander-in-chief
- an army commander
Like how did you wind up the commander of STRATCOM, Right.
- Like how did you wind up the commander of STRATCOM, Right.
- He had fired commanders of districts in the South.
- Written by my pilot who flew me and former commander of the Blue Angels.
- Douglas Hague, the finest commander on the Western Front.
- She was to be our commander, a Ukrainian driver.
- And I was the commander of that organization.
- And then the regimental commander, he was, he was great.
- And Maslan decides he's the commander of the fleet.
- You have to keep, I mean, you, you are the commander of a boat.
Examples
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I'm in the Army Reserve now and a commander of soldiers.
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We had our platoon commander, our platoon leader.
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During one of these stops, the commander gave a short speech.
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"You are not allowed here," announced the commander, his voice steady and clear.
Fiction book (1991) -
Begging your pardon, Commander, we come with news.
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Company commanders, we'll wait here and advance under cover of darkness.
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So here we see Barker, the commander of the Army.
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He was a decorated squad commander in Israeli Defense Forces.
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He's still a commander and he's a military man.
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For a period, CENTCOM commander General Franks was going to be responsible for Iraq.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who guides and directs a group, organization, or country
∞
1.9
A person who leads a group or community
80
4.1
An officer in charge of a group of soldiers
68
3.3
A person who commands soldiers or an army
38
3.2
A person in charge of soldiers who gives orders and leads them
34
8.2
An officer in charge of a military unit or a school for soldiers
2
8.4
A person who leads and gives orders to others, often in Spanish-speaking countries
1
8.0
A very senior military officer who commands a whole branch of the armed forces
Compounds
- Specialized
6
6.9
A Navy or Coast Guard officer who is above lieutenant and below commander
4
8.4
A senior Royal Air Force officer who is above a squadron leader and below a group captain
A person who is the top military leader of NATO in the North Atlantic region
Senior military leader in Europe for NATO who is in charge of all forces there
How Authoritative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word commander comes from the Latin parts com- ('with') and mandare ('to order' or 'to entrust'), the same root as command. So a commander is a person in charge who gives orders and leads others.