high command
noun
1
: the supreme headquarters of a military force
2
: the highest leaders in an organization
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Junior officers have plotted coups in the past (in 1970, 1980, and during the 1990s), but none of them were successful because the top commanders remained loyal to the high command.
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Aqil Shah, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2023
In 1941, the Japanese high command was considering launching a surprise attack on the United States.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
The Pakistanis shot down several Indian combat aircraft, but defensive measures weren’t seen as adequate by the country’s high command; the Pakistani military launched retaliatory strikes of its own.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Andor creator Tony Gilroy tells The Hollywood Reporter that the scene is like when the Third Reich plotted its Final Solution at the Wannsee conference in 1942, where 15 members of the German high command secretly plotted the extermination of millions of Jews.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Aqil Shah, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2023
In 1941, the Japanese high command was considering launching a surprise attack on the United States.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
The Pakistanis shot down several Indian combat aircraft, but defensive measures weren’t seen as adequate by the country’s high command; the Pakistani military launched retaliatory strikes of its own.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Andor creator Tony Gilroy tells The Hollywood Reporter that the scene is like when the Third Reich plotted its Final Solution at the Wannsee conference in 1942, where 15 members of the German high command secretly plotted the extermination of millions of Jews.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“High command.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20command. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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