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
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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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National Guard patrol provokes insults, approvals National Guardsmen first appeared on this deployment in front of the Washington Monument on Aug. 12, according to photos posted by commanders and news reports.
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Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 16 Aug. 2025
National Guard patrol provokes insults, approvals National Guardsmen first appeared on this deployment in front of the Washington Monument on Aug. 12, according to photos posted by commanders and news reports.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
One of Ukraine’s most famous military commanders, Bohdan Krotevych, former commander of the Azov Brigade, gave an urgent warning to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about the situation.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 Aug. 2025
What To Know McClain served as commander while Ayers served as pilot for the mission, NASA said on its live stream of the splashdown.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
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“Commander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commander. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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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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