headquarters
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tərz, -ˌkwɔ- noun, plural head·quar·ters. ( used with a singular or plural verb )
1.
a center of operations, as of the police or a business, from which orders are issued; the chief administrative office of an organization: The operatives were always in touch with headquarters.
2.
the offices or working location of a military commander; the place from which a commander customarily issues orders.
3.
a military unit consisting of the commander, his staff, and other assistants.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to situate in headquarters.
verb (used without object)
2.
to establish one's headquarters.
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| —vb | |
| informal chiefly (US) to place in or establish as headquarters | |
| headquarters (ˌhɛdˈkwɔːtəz) | |
| —pl n | |
| 1. | any centre or building from which operations are directed, as in the military, the police, etc |
| 2. | a military formation comprising the commander, his staff, and supporting echelons |
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Example sentences
In fact, the authorities were barricaded inside their headquarters watching the same broadcast scenes.
The site of the new headquarters has not yet been agreed.
Industry bosses lobby the summiteers from their headquarters in a nearby luxury hotel.
He has been able to move his company out of his cottage and into a new headquarters building.
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