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dər, -ˈmɑn- noun
1.
a person who commands.
2.
a person who exercises authority; chief officer; leader.
3.
the commissioned officer in command of a military unit.
4.
U.S. Navy. an officer ranking below a captain and above a lieutenant commander.
5.
a police officer in charge of a precinct or other unit.
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| —n | |
| 1. | an officer in command of a military formation or operation |
| 2. | a naval commissioned rank junior to captain but senior to lieutenant commander |
| 3. | the second in command of larger British warships |
| 4. | someone who holds authority |
| 5. | a high-ranking member of some knightly or fraternal orders |
| 6. | an officer responsible for a district of the Metropolitan Police in London |
| 7. | history the administrator of a house, priory, or landed estate of a medieval religious order |
| com'mandership | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Finally, in this case it was a reporter that was asking questions, not a military commander.
Recently, the commander's post has been a stepping stone to some of the top jobs in the whole of the military.
At this time the commander takes manual control of the orbiter and flies a wide arc approach.
There were a lot of arrest orders ready and signed by the battalion commander, with a blank area.
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