high command

1. The supreme headquarters of a military force.

2. The most powerful leaders of an organization.

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high command

(Military) the commander-in-chief and senior officers of a nation's armed forces

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high′ command′

1. the leadership or highest authority of a military command or other organization.

2. the highest headquarters of a military force.

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Noun

high command - the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military)

supreme headquarters

Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, SHAPE - the supreme headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command 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"

leaders, leadership - the body of people who lead a group; "the national leadership adopted his plan"

Translations

high command

n (Mil) → stato maggiore

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Often they rose to positions of high command, so it was not the note of authority in the fellow's voice that seemed remarkable; but something else--a quality that was indefinable, yet as distinct as it was familiar.

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"You can tell him, sir," answered a voice which was the voice of high command in the battle-field, "that he sent against me the only two men capable of getting the better of four men; of fighting man to man, without discomfiture, against the Comte de la Fere and the Chevalier d'Herblay, and of surrendering only to fifty men!

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She had seen him first months since when he had entered the headquarters of the German high command in East Africa and carried off the luckless Major Schneider, of whose fate no hint had ever reached the German officers; and she had seen him again upon that occasion when he had rescued her from the clutches of the lion and, after explaining to her that he had recognized her in the British camp, had made her prisoner.

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It is impossible to decide whether there is really any truth in this account of Nennius, or whether it springs wholly from the imagination of the Britons, attempting to solace themselves for their national overthrow; but it allows us to believe if we choose that sometime in the early sixth century there was a British leader of the name of Arthur, who by military genius rose to high command and for a while beat back the Saxon hordes.

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MUMBAI: In a clear snub to Maharashtra state Revenue Minister Narayan Rane, the Congress party's high command has silenced detractors of state Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh by clearing decks for the appointment to key posts of candidates picked by the chief minister.

Deshmukh wins first round against Rane

The German high command reckoned it would have needed an air force four times the size of the Luftwaffe to bring Britain to its knees.

INSULT TO OUR BRAVE AIRMEN

THE demand to replace Punjab Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa has left the Congress party high command in a difficult situation.

RaGa mum as Capt gets more votes

Congress high command had summoned Reddy as a first step in the last round of discussions.

Congress mulling Telangana regional council

Party sources said the guess is the party high command may shuffle the state unit to create a balance between the rival factions.

Punjab Cong legislators get RaGa summons

The state Congress has recommended six leaders to the high command for choosing the final two.

All eyes on Telangana meeting

It is not advisable for any member to speak against wishes of the party high command. Such incidents will create confusion in the coalition," Kharge told ANI.

Not advisable to speak against wishes of party high command: Kharge on Congress-JD(S) turbulence