as in headquarters
the place from which a commander runs operations
a historic home that for a time served as Washington's command post during the American Revolution
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Recent Examples of command post
Given the large crowd, the sheriff’s office set up an incident command post at Bascom and Parkmoor avenues.
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David Debolt, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
The 11-day Freedom Shield exercise, which runs through March 19, is one of two annual command post exercises conducted by the militaries of the United States and South Korea.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
From the agency’s command post five stories beneath a high-rise in Kyiv, the general and several of his comrades, including Fedorov, monitored the launch of the naval drones on a bank of screens.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
At the agency’s Tucson, Arizona, field office, the command post remains fully active, the official said.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 21 Feb. 2026
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David Debolt, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
The 11-day Freedom Shield exercise, which runs through March 19, is one of two annual command post exercises conducted by the militaries of the United States and South Korea.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
From the agency’s command post five stories beneath a high-rise in Kyiv, the general and several of his comrades, including Fedorov, monitored the launch of the naval drones on a bank of screens.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
At the agency’s Tucson, Arizona, field office, the command post remains fully active, the official said.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for command post
base
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Climbers began gathering in April at the base camp, which is at an altitude of 17,340 feet.—
Pasang Rinzee Sherpa,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The beach is situated along the Chesapeake Bay at the base of historic Fort Monroe, the largest masonry fortification in the United States.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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“Command post.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/command%20post. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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