commander-in-chief

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commander-in-chief

[kəˈmɑːndərɪnˈtʃiːf] N (commanders-in-chief (pl)) → jefe/a m/f supremo/a, comandante/a m/f en jefe

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command

(kəˈmaːnd) verb

1. to order. I command you to leave the room immediately!

2. to have authority over. He commanded a regiment of soldiers.

3. to have by right. He commands great respect.

noun

1. an order. We obeyed his commands.

2. control. He was in command of the operation.

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

an officer who has the command of a place or of a body of troops.

comˈmander noun

1. a person who commands. He was the commander of the expedition.

2. in the British navy, an officer of the rank next below the captain.

comˈmanding adjective

1. impressive. He has a commanding appearance.

2. with a wide view. The house had a commanding position on the hill.

comˈmandment noun

a command given by God, especially one of the ten given to Moses.

comˌmander-in-ˈchief noun

the officer in supreme command of an army, or of the entire forces of the state.

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Braunau was the headquarters of the commander-in-chief, Kutuzov.

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