commander

com·mand·er

 (kə-măn′dər)

n.

1. A person who commands, especially a commanding officer.

2.

a. A commissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard that is above lieutenant commander and below captain.

b. One who holds this rank.

c. The chief commissioned officer of a military unit regardless of his or her rank.

3. An officer in some knightly or fraternal orders.

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commander

(kəˈmɑːndə)

n

1. (Military) an officer in command of a military formation or operation

2. (Military) a naval commissioned rank junior to captain but senior to lieutenant commander

3. (Military) the second in command of larger British warships

4. someone who holds authority

5. a high-ranking member of some knightly or fraternal orders

6. (Law) an officer responsible for a district of the Metropolitan Police in London

7. (Historical Terms) history the administrator of a house, priory, or landed estate of a medieval religious order

comˈmanderˌship n

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com•mand•er

(kəˈmæn dər, -ˈmɑn-)

n.

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.

5. the chief officer of a medieval order of knights.

6. a member of high rank in a modern fraternal order.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Old French]

com•mand′er•ship`, n.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	commander - an officer in command of a military unit commandant, 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
	2.	commander - someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others
	3.	commander - a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain 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" commissioned naval officer - a commissioned officer in the navy
	4.	commander - an officer in the airforce     air force officer military man, serviceman, man, military personnel - someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"

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commander

noun leader, director, chief, officer, boss, head, captain, bass (S. African), ruler, commander-in-chief, commanding officer, C in C, C.O. The commander and some of his men had been released.

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Translations

قائِد

korvetní kapitánvelitel

anførerhærførerorlogskaptajn

BefehlshaberErste OffizierKommandantKommandeur

comandantecapitán de fragata

ülem

johtajakomentajapäällikkö

chefcommandant

sjóliîsforingiyfirmaîur, stjórnandi

comandante

hærførerkommanderende offiserorlogskaptein

военачальниккомандирполководец

korvetný kapitán

poveljnik

binbaşıkomutankumandan

指挥官海军中校

commander

[kəˈmɑːndəʳ] N (Mil) → comandante mf (Hist) [of chivalric order] → comendador m (Naut) → capitán m de fragata

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commander

[kəˈmɑːndə^r] n

[operation, organization] → chef m

[ship] → commandant mcommander-in-chief [kəˌmɑːndə^rɪnˈtʃiːf] n → commandant m en chef

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commander

n

→ Führer(in) m(f); (Mil, Aviat) → Befehlshaber(in) m(f), → Kommandant(in) m(f); (Naut) → Fregattenkapitän(in) m(f); (Brit, Police) Distriktleiter der Londoner Polizei

(of order of chivalry) → Komtur m

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commander

[kəˈmɑːndəʳ] n → capo (Mil) → comandante m

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command

(kəˈmaːnd) verb

1. to order. I command you to leave the room immediately! bevel يَأْمُر، يَطْلُب مِن заповядвам ordenar nařídit befehlen befale; beordre διατάζωordenar, mandar käskima دستور دادن käskeä ordonner לְצָווֹת हुक्म देना zapovijedati, voditi (meg)parancsol memerintah skipa ordinare 命令する 명하다 įsakyti pavēlēt mengarah bevelenbeordre, befalerozkazywać امر ورکول ordenar a ordona приказывать nariadiť ukazati narediti befalla สั่ง emretmek 命令 наказувати حکم دینا ra lệnh 命令

2. to have authority over. He commanded a regiment of soldiers. aanvoering يَقودُ جَيْشا командвам comandar velet kommandieren kommandere διοικώestar al mando de käsutama, kamandama تحت فرمان داشتن؛ فرماندهی کردن komentaa commander לִפְקוֹד प्राधिकार होना zapovijedati, komandidati rendelkezik (vkivel, vmivel) mengepalai stjórna, vera yfir comandare 指揮する 지휘하다 vadovauti komandēt; valdīt perintah bevelenha kommandoen over, kommanderedowodzić امروركول: نفوذ كول: كنټرول كول، اداره كول: اداره كېدل، كنټرولېدل comandar a comanda командовать veliť poveljevati komandovati ha (föra) befälet över, kommendera มีอำนาจเหนือ komuta/kumanda etmek 指揮，管轄 командувати, керувати قیادت کرنا ، اختیار ہونا chỉ huy 指挥，管辖

3. to have by right. He commands great respect. kommandement يَسْتَحِقُّ الأحْتِرام внушавам infundir zasloužit si; vzbuzovat einflößen nyde εμπνέω, επιβάλλωinfundir, inspirar teenitult omama برخوردار بودن nauttia imposerלזכות पात्र होना vladati rendelkezik vmivel memiliki knÿja fram meritare ～を起こさせる (존경 등을) 끌다 nusipelnyti iedvest berkuasa afdwingenkunne forlange; nytewzbudzać با صلاحیت infundir a impune располагать; внушать požívať zbujati zaslužiti förtjäna สั่งการ hak etmek 博得 вселяти, викликати (повагу) حق رکھنا có đủ tư cách 博得

noun

1. an order. We obeyed his commands. bevele أمْـر заповед ordem rozkaz der Befehl ordre; kommando διαταγήorden käsk امر؛ فرمان käsky ordreפקודה आज्ञा zapovijed, naredba parancs perintah skipun comando, ordine 命令 명령 įsakymas pavēle arahan bevelordre, befaling, kommando, budrozkaz ار ordem ordin приказ rozkaz ukaz naredba befallning, order คำสั่ง emir 命令 команда; наказ احکام mệnh lệnh 命令

2. control. He was in command of the operation. mag قِيادَه، سَيْطَرَه командване comando v čele, mít velení die Befehlsgewalt kontrol διοίκησηcontrol, mando juhtimine کنترل کردن komento à la tête de פיקוד कमान zapovjedništvo, vlast irányítás memimpin stjórn, yfirráð comando 指揮 지휘 vadovybė komandēt kawalan bevelkommandodowództwo کنترولیدل comando control контроль čelo nadzor komandujući kontroll, behärs-kande การควบคุม komuta, kumanda 控制 командування قابو ، کنٹرول quyền chỉ huy 控制

commandant (komənˈdant) , ((American) ˈkoməndant) noun

an officer who has the command of a place or of a body of troops. bevelsgebied قائِد комендант comandante velitel, velící důstojník der Kommandant kommandant διοικητήςcomandante komandant فرمانده komendantti commandant/-ante מפקד कमांडेंट zapovjednik parancsnok komandan yfirmaður, liðsforingi comandante 司令官 사령관 komendantas, įgulos vadas komandants komandan commandantkommandantkomendant قومندان comandante comandant комендант veliteľ, -ka poveljnik komandant kommendant, befälhavare ผู้บัญชาการ kumandan, komutan 司令官 комендант; командувач سر براہ ، قائد sỹ quan chỉ huy 司令官

comˈmander noun

1. a person who commands. He was the commander of the expedition. aanvoerder قائِد началник comandante velitel der Kommandant anfører; hærfører αρχηγόςcomandante juht, komandör فرمانده komentaja chefמפקד सेनाप��ि, कमांडर zapovjednik parancsnok pemimpin yfirmaður, stjórnandi comandante, capo 指揮者 지휘자 vadas komandieris komander bevelhebberleder, hærfører, kommanderende offiserdowódca قومندان chefe şef начальник veliteľ, -ka vodja, poveljnik glavnokomandujući befälhavare, anförare, ledare ผู้บังคับบัญชา komutan, kumandan 指揮官 командувач; начальник قیادت کرنے والا شخص người chỉ huy 指挥官

2. in the British navy, an officer of the rank next below the captain. kommandeur رُتبة في البَحْرِيَّه البَريطانيه دون الكابتِن командир capitão-de-fragata korvetní kapitán der Erste Offizier orlogskaptajn υποπλοίαρχος capitán de fragata 2. järgu mereväekapten ناخدا دوم komentajakapteeni capitaine de frégate קוֹמָנדֵר ब्रिटिश नौसेना में कैप्टन से नीचे का पद zapovjednik, kapetan fregate parancsnok let. kol. laut sjóliðsforingi capitano di fregata 中佐 해군 중령 vyresnysis kapitono padėjėjas kapteiņa vecākais palīgs komander luitenant-ter-zeeorlogskaptein komandor porucznik کشتی ران capitão-de-fragata căpitan (de navă) коммандер korvetný kapitán kapitan bojne ladje komandirt kommendörkapten นาวาโท binbaşı 海軍中校 капітан 3-го рангу بحریہ کے افسروں کا ایک عہدہ trung tá 海军中校

comˈmanding adjective

1. impressive. He has a commanding appearance. gebiedende مُأَثِّر، سائِد внушителен imponente impozantní gebieterisch imponerende επιβλητικόςautoritario aukartust äratav تاثیر گذار vaikuttava imposantסמכותי प्रभावशाली dominantan impozáns mengesankan, berwibawa áhrifamikill imponente 堂々とした 인상적인 įspūdingas komandējošs; iespaidīgs memerintah indrukwekkendkommanderende, hersker-, bydendeimponujący تاثير اچونكى imponente impozant, im­pre­sionant внушительный impozantný mogočen, silen dominantan vördnadsbjudande, imponerande ซึ่งอยู่ในตำแหน่งที่มีอำนาจ etkileyici 威嚴的 значний; переконливий متاثر کن oai vệ 威严的

2. with a wide view. The house had a commanding position on the hill. indrukwekkende مُشْرِف внушителен dominante dominující beherrschend åben; have en vid udsigt που δεσπόζει dominante valdav منظرۀ گسترده hallitseva dominant שוֹלֵט व्यापक दृष्टि impozantan panorámás dengan pemandangan luas sem gnæfir yfir og gefur vítt útsÿni dominante 見晴らしのよい 전망이 좋은 išsiskiriantis dominējošs dapat dilihat die de omtrek bestrijkt som har vid utsikt, åpen dominujący ستره منظره sobranceiro de unde se poate admira toată priveliştea доминирующий dominantný dominanten širok pogled med fri och öppen utsikt ที่มีมุมมองกว้าง hâkim 視野開闊的 домінуючий, панівний بلند cao 居高临下的

comˈmandment noun

a command given by God, especially one of the ten given to Moses. gebod وَصِيَّه (مِن وَصايا الله العَشره) (Божа) заповед mandamento přikázání das Gebot bud θεϊκή εντολή mandamiento käsk فرمان الهی käsky commandement עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדִּבּרוֹת आज्ञा, धर्मादेश zapovijed parancsolat firman boðorð comandamento おきて 계율 įsakymas bauslis rukun gebodbud, guddommelig befalingprzykazanie د الله فرمان mandamento poruncă заповедь prikázanie zapoved zapovest bud[ord] คำสั่ง emir; 10 emirden biri 戒律 заповідь خدائی فرمان điều răn của Chúa 戒律

comˌmander-in-ˈchief noun

the officer in supreme command of an army, or of the entire forces of the state. opperbevelhebber, hoofaanvoerder قائِد عام главно командване comandante-em-chefe vrchní velitel der Oberbefehlshaber øverstbefalende αντιστράτηγοςcomandante en jefe ülemjuhataja فرماندۀ کل قوا ylipäällikkö commandant en chef מְפָקֵד עֱליוֹן प्रधान सेनापति vrhovni zapovjednik főparancsnok panglima tertinggi æðsti yfirmaður comandante in capo 最高司令官 최고 사령관 vyriausiasis kariuomenės vadas virspavēlnieks ketua komander opperbevelhebberøverstkommanderende naczelny dowódca د توله قوا قومندان comandante-em-chefe comandant superior командующий vrchný veliteľ vrhovni poveljnik glavnokomandujući överbefälhavare ผู้บัญชาการทหารสูงสุด başkomutan 總司令 головнокомандувач قائد اعلیٰ tổng tư lệnh 总司令

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