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headquarters

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. headquarters (noun plural but singular or plural in construction)
  2. headquarter (verb)
  3. headquarters company (noun)
  4. general headquarters (noun)

head·quar·ters

noun pl but singular or pl in constr \-tərz\

Definition of HEADQUARTERS

1
: a place from which a commander performs the functions of command
2
: the administrative center of an enterprise

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