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Russia launched its largest airstrike on Ukraine in almost three months last week, Ukraine's commander in chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said at the time.
—Hannah Peart, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024
For instance, after losing the 2020 election, Trump wanted to impose a hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan in his waning weeks as commander in chief: the same kind of disastrous retreat that President Joe Biden authorized a half year later.
—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
So, ahead of Election Day (Nov. 5), Billboard tips its reporter’s hat to the commanders in chief whose policies and cultural cachet helped shape the music business.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2024
Since then, the lawyer launched a presidential campaign, only to end it in August and support Donald Trump in his third bid for commander in chief.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2024
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First Known Use
1654, in the meaning defined above
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“Commander in chief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commander%20in%20chief. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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commander in chief
: one who holds the supreme command of an armed force
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