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commander
[ kuh-man-der, -mahn- ]
noun
- a person who commands.
- a person who exercises authority; chief officer; leader.
- the commissioned officer in command of a military unit.
- U.S. Navy. an officer ranking below a captain and above a lieutenant commander.
- a police officer in charge of a precinct or other unit.
- the chief officer of a commandery in the medieval orders of Knights Hospitalers, Knights Templars, and others.
- a member of one of the higher classes or ranks in certain modern fraternal orders, as in the Knights Templars.
commander
/ əˈɑːԻə /
noun
- an officer in command of a military formation or operation
- a naval commissioned rank junior to captain but senior to lieutenant commander
- the second in command of larger British warships
- someone who holds authority
- a high-ranking member of some knightly or fraternal orders
- an officer responsible for a district of the Metropolitan Police in London
- history the administrator of a house, priory, or landed estate of a medieval religious order
Derived Forms
- dzˈԻˌ, noun
Other Word Forms
- dz·Իİ· noun
- ܲcdz·Իİ noun
- subdz·Իİ· noun
- ܲd·dz·Իİ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of commander1
Example Sentences
With fast moving world events and the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, Commodore James Blackmore, commander of the strike group, said there was always a possibility that the programme could be changed.
The IDF report said the incident took place in what it called a "hostile and dangerous combat zone", and that the commander on the ground perceived an immediate and tangible threat after vehicles approached rapidly.
It added that the deputy commander of the unit involved has been dismissed "for providing an incomplete and inaccurate report during the debrief".
“The Army Corps of Engineers are heroes in Los Angeles, are heroes in the Palisades,” said Bass, standing alongside Army commanders and Westside Councilmember Traci Park.
He was wanted in Mexico in connection with the April 9 shooting death of Mexican police commander Abigail Esparza Reyes, which took place during an attempt to arrest him in Tijuana.
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