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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In just two days, Israel assassinated the chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces, the top commander of the Revolutionary Guard Corps, and the head of the country’s aerospace-and-missile program.
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Robin Wright, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
The post’s color guard commander, Tony Kennedy of Libertyville, spent one year (1968 and 1969) in Vietnam serving in the United States Army.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Air raid sirens blared, and explosions echoed across Israel on Friday night as Iranian rockets struck Tel Aviv, the country's commercial center in response to deadly Israeli strikes on its nuclear facilities and top military commanders.
—Tom O'Connor Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
In the days ahead, Israel’s superior intelligence apparatus will search for targets of opportunity - commanders and equipment changing location, or the movement of materiel to facilitate a response – and continue to strike.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
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Robin Wright, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
The post’s color guard commander, Tony Kennedy of Libertyville, spent one year (1968 and 1969) in Vietnam serving in the United States Army.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Air raid sirens blared, and explosions echoed across Israel on Friday night as Iranian rockets struck Tel Aviv, the country's commercial center in response to deadly Israeli strikes on its nuclear facilities and top military commanders.
—Tom O'Connor Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
In the days ahead, Israel’s superior intelligence apparatus will search for targets of opportunity - commanders and equipment changing location, or the movement of materiel to facilitate a response – and continue to strike.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
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“Commander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commander. Accessed 1 Jul. 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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