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- Dictionarycommander/kəˈmɑːndə/
noun
- 1. a person in authority, especially over a body of troops or a military operation: "the commander of a paratroop regiment"
- 2. a member of a higher class in some orders of knighthood.
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COMMANDER definition: 1. an officer who is in charge of a military operation, or an officer of a particular rank in many…. Learn more.
The meaning of COMMANDER is one in an official position of command or control. How to use commander in a sentence.
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.
COMMANDER meaning: 1. an officer who is in charge of a military operation, or an officer of a particular rank in many…. Learn more.
noun. /kəˈmɑːndə (r)/ /kəˈmændər/ a person who is in charge of something, especially an officer in charge of a particular group of soldiers or a military operation. military/allied/field/flight commanders. the commander of the expedition. General Eisenhower was Supreme Allied Commander in Western Europe. the commander of US forces in Iraq.
7 meanings: 1. an officer in command of a military formation or operation 2. a naval commissioned rank junior to captain but.... Click for more definitions.
A commander is the person in charge, particularly in the military. If you're in the Navy, your commander gives directions that you're expected to follow. A commander does exactly what it sounds like: she issues instructions or commands and assumes they'll be obeyed.
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. an officer in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard ranking below a captain and above a lieutenant commander.
Commander definition: . See examples of COMMANDER used in a sentence.
noun. commanders. A person who commands; leader. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. An officer ranking above a lieutenant commander and below a captain. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. One who holds this rank. American Heritage. A high-ranking member of an order of knighthood. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
