headquarters
noun
head·quar·ters
ˈhed-ˌkwȯ(r)-tərz 
-ˌkȯr-,
(ˈ)hed-ˈkwȯ(r),
-ˈkȯr-
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
1
: a place from which a commander performs the functions of command
2
: the administrative center of an enterprise
Examples of headquarters in a Sentence
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The new tower is about a mile north of GM’s current headquarters.
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Tom Krisher, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
But the overwhelming failure cited in the July 2021 audit was the city’s lease-to-own purchase of the former Sempra Energy headquarters at 101 Ash St., a building that remains unusable.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
The policy meeting at the bank’s skyscraper headquarters in Frankfurt was widely regarded as a prelude to the June 6 meeting, after Lagarde had dropped a broad hint by saying that the bank would have more information on the path of inflation at that meeting.
—David McHugh, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
The policy meeting at the bank’s skyscraper headquarters in Frankfurt is widely regarded as a prelude to a likely rate cut at the next meeting on June 6, after Lagarde dropped a broad hint by saying that the bank would have more information on the path of inflation at that meeting.
—David McHugh, Fortune Europe, 11 Apr. 2024
The relocation of the headquarters to Arlington, Virginia, in 2022 proved the Chicago move a failure, and equally makes no sense for Boeing’s main business.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Martin Zaretsky was arrested Monday at Miami-Dade Schools Police Department headquarters in Doral, his arrest report shows.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Bubba showed up at lottery headquarters in Raleigh on Friday, officials said.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2024
Karina came under fire after the news broke – with some fans sending a truck with an electronic billboard to the headquarters of Karina’s agency, according to the Chosun Ilbo newspaper.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
Tom Krisher, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
But the overwhelming failure cited in the July 2021 audit was the city’s lease-to-own purchase of the former Sempra Energy headquarters at 101 Ash St., a building that remains unusable.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
The policy meeting at the bank’s skyscraper headquarters in Frankfurt was widely regarded as a prelude to the June 6 meeting, after Lagarde had dropped a broad hint by saying that the bank would have more information on the path of inflation at that meeting.
—David McHugh, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
The policy meeting at the bank’s skyscraper headquarters in Frankfurt is widely regarded as a prelude to a likely rate cut at the next meeting on June 6, after Lagarde dropped a broad hint by saying that the bank would have more information on the path of inflation at that meeting.
—David McHugh, Fortune Europe, 11 Apr. 2024
The relocation of the headquarters to Arlington, Virginia, in 2022 proved the Chicago move a failure, and equally makes no sense for Boeing’s main business.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Martin Zaretsky was arrested Monday at Miami-Dade Schools Police Department headquarters in Doral, his arrest report shows.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Bubba showed up at lottery headquarters in Raleigh on Friday, officials said.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2024
Karina came under fire after the news broke – with some fans sending a truck with an electronic billboard to the headquarters of Karina’s agency, according to the Chosun Ilbo newspaper.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
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headquarters
noun singular or plural
head·quar·ters
ˈhed-ˌkwȯ(r)t-ərz
(ˈ)hed-ˈkwȯ(r)t-ərz
1
: a place from which a commander exercises command
2
: the governing and directing center of an organization
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