commandant (redirected from Chef de bataillon)

com·man·dant  (kmn-dnt, -dänt)

n. Abbr. Comdt.

The commanding officer of a military organization.

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[French, from present participle of commander, to command, from Old French comander; see command.]

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commandant [ˈkɒmənˌdænt -ˌdɑːnt]

n

an officer commanding a place, group, or establishment

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

commandant - an officer in command of a military unit commander, commanding officer SACLANT, Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic - commanding officer of ACLANT; a general of the United States Army nominated by the President of the United States and approved by the North Atlantic Council SACEUR, Supreme Allied Commander Europe - commanding officer of ACE; NATO's senior military commander in Europe armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" commander in chief, generalissimo - the officer who holds the supreme command; "in the U.S. the president is the commander in chief" military officer, officer - any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men" wing commander - (RAF rank) one who is next below a group captain

Translations

commandant [ˌkɒmənˈdænt] N → comandante mf

commandant [ˈkɒməndænt] n (MILITARY) → commandant m
command economy n → économie f planifiée

commandant

n (Mil) → Kommandant(in) m(f)

commandant [ˌkɒmənˈdænt] n → comandante m