commander
noun
com·mand·er
kə-ˈman-dər 
1
: one in an official position of command or control: such as
b
: the presiding officer of a society or organization
2
: a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard ranking above a lieutenant commander and below a captain
Examples of commander in a Sentence
a surrender of the fort by the commander without a single shot having been fired
the intrepid commander of the HMS Surprise
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The promotions continued: Bettison eventually rose to inspector, captain, commander, deputy chief and, eventually, first assistant chief in 2021, the city said.
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Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
All of which means that, as one former submarine commander explained in a recent conversation, over days, weeks and months under the oceans, keeping a rational sense of perspective on ordinary and decent human interactions can become difficult.
—Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Seven brigade commanders, 21 battalion commanders and 24 company commanders for Hezbollah were killed in its ongoing operations, the IDF said.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
Israel took out several Hamas and Hezbollah commanders in the first six months of the war.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 20 Oct. 2024
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Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
All of which means that, as one former submarine commander explained in a recent conversation, over days, weeks and months under the oceans, keeping a rational sense of perspective on ordinary and decent human interactions can become difficult.
—Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Seven brigade commanders, 21 battalion commanders and 24 company commanders for Hezbollah were killed in its ongoing operations, the IDF said.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
Israel took out several Hamas and Hezbollah commanders in the first six months of the war.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Commander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commander. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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commander
noun
com·mand·er
kə-ˈman-dər
1
: one in official command especially of a military force or base
2
: a naval commissioned officer with a rank just below that of captain
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