headquarters
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- noun
- /ˈhɛdˌkwɔːrtərz/
- State Farm Insurance's headquarters there hosts one of the largest corporate legal departments in the U.S.
- corporate headquarters
- company headquarters
- regional headquarters
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Watch on YouTubeWe reported each other to headquarters, and I got in trouble.
- We reported each other to headquarters, and I got in trouble.
- The Byzantine Empire with its headquarters in Constantinople.
- And I went to the offices, to the headquarters of the AFCTA in Accra.
- We're here in front of the Intel headquarters in Mountain View, CA.
- I wanted to drive up their headquarters and talk to them.
- Here at the Epic gardening headquarters, AKA my home garden.
- They put us in the, in the US, United States Customs headquarters in, in Naples.
- Then we're back at headquarters, and Bryce is talking to Celestina.
Examples
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The result was that "nobody in the campaign headquarters knew who was in charge."
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We're here in front of the Intel headquarters in Mountain View, CA.
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So Apple, for example, they have some headquarters actually in Ireland.
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How quickly would Apple pick up their headquarters and move and just be gone?
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And so we were going to go to their headquarters, which was out West of here.
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Today the building serves as the headquarters of the Department of Education.
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It's my first day at the new corporate headquarters.
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A staff based at AIP headquarters in College Park, Maryland, provides the organizations with administrative support.
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The reborn stock exchange is ironically located in the former headquarters of the Communist Party.
Academic text (1991) -
The new 41,600-square-foot building will serve as the corporate headquarters and primary distribution center.
Synonyms
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3.4
The main office where an organization's leaders work and give orders
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The main office where a company or group does its work
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A central building where managers run an organization
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A main office where a company's leaders work and make decisions
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Main office where leaders of a company or organization work and make decisions
Compounds
- Specialized
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A central military office that controls and organizes all forces during operations
- Formal
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The main group of leaders who make top decisions for an organization, often military
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People in the military who work in the main military office to plan and manage activities
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The NATO headquarters in Europe that gives military advice and leads allied forces
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Etymology
Headquarters is made of two parts: head ('leader' or 'main') and quarters ('rooms' or 'place to stay'). It began as the place where a group's leader lived or worked, so today headquarters means the main office where an organization makes its decisions.