commander
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3.6
- noun
- /kəˈmændər/
- The commander ordered her troops to advance quickly towards the enemy position.
- a military commander
- commander-in-chief
- an army commander
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- 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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1.9
A person who leads a group or community
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1.0
A person who guides and directs a group, organization, or country
76
4.1
An officer in charge of a group of soldiers
46
3.3
A person who commands soldiers or an army
41
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
14
8.0
A very senior military officer who commands a whole branch of the armed forces
4
8.4
A person who leads and gives orders to others, often in Spanish-speaking countries
Compounds
- Specialized
70
6.9
A Navy or Coast Guard officer who is above lieutenant and below commander
6
8.4
A senior Royal Air Force officer who is above a squadron leader and below a group captain
1
8.6
Senior military leader in Europe for NATO who is in charge of all forces there
A person who is the top military leader of NATO in the North Atlantic region
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.