as in headquarters
the place from which a commander runs operations
a historic home that for a time served as Washington's command post during the American Revolution
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Recent Examples of command post
There were two command posts at the Butler rally, one for local law enforcement and another for the Secret Service.
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Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024
Longer-range strikes would force Russia to move its command posts, supply depots and airfields farther from Ukraine, according to a senior defense official who also was not authorized to speak publicly.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
Another four command posts are heading for the National Guard once they are finished off, Myronenko said.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
The command post will include senior officials from the FBI's counterterrorism, criminal, counterintelligence and cyber divisions.
—Mike Levine, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024
Longer-range strikes would force Russia to move its command posts, supply depots and airfields farther from Ukraine, according to a senior defense official who also was not authorized to speak publicly.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
Another four command posts are heading for the National Guard once they are finished off, Myronenko said.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
The command post will include senior officials from the FBI's counterterrorism, criminal, counterintelligence and cyber divisions.
—Mike Levine, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Command post.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/command%20post. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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