head·quar·ters (h d kwôr t rz)pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) 1. The offices of a commander, as of a military unit, from which orders are issued. 2. A center of operations or administration: The company has its headquarters in the suburbs. See Synonyms at center. Usage Note: The noun headquarters is used with either a singular or a plural verb. The plural is more common: The corporation's headquarters are in Boston. But when reference is to authority rather than to physical location, many people prefer the singular: Division headquarters has approved the new benefits package. |
headquarters [ˌhɛdˈkwɔːtəz]
pl n (sometimes functioning as singular)
1. any centre or building from which operations are directed, as in the military, the police, etc.
2. (Military) a military formation comprising the commander, his staff, and supporting echelons Abbreviations HQ h.q
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  headquarters - (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies have their headquarters in New York"mukataa - an Arabic word for headquarters or administrative center; "Arafat was holed up in the mukataa of his West Bank compound" business office, office - place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; "he rented an office in the new building" plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
| 2. |  headquarters - the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command; "the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents"command post, general headquarters, GHQ - military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces guardhouse - a military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detained military installation - any facility servicing military forces plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one 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" | |
| 3. | headquarters - (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one ACLANT, Allied Command Atlantic - a major strategic headquarters of NATO located in the United States; is under the authority of the North Atlantic Council Allied Command Europe, ACE - a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey military force, military group, military unit, force - a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" 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" headquarters staff - military staff stationed at headquarters |
headquarters
plural noun head office, base, HQ, command post, nerve centre, mission control The building is the headquarters of the family firm.
Translations
headquarters [ˈhedˈkwɔːtəz]
A. NPL (Mil) → cuartel msing general; (police etc) → jefatura fsing de policía; [of party, organization] → sede fsing (Comm) → oficina fsing central, central fsing
B. CPD headquarters staff N → plantilla fsing de la oficina central
headquarters [ˌhɛdˈkwɔːtəz] npl (Mil) → quartier msg generale; (of party, organization) → sede f centrale (Police) → centrale f
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