Entry Word: headquarters

Function: noun plural

Meaning: 1 a place from which authority is exercised <the headquarters of the newly established United States government was in New York City, the nationʼs first capital> — see seat 1
2 the place from which a commander runs operations <the scout went straight to the large tent in the center of the camp, correctly assuming that it served as the divisionʼs headquarters> — see command 3