as in commander
one in official command especially of a military force or base
the commandant of a naval district
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Recent Examples of commandant
The house of Rudolf Höss, the Auschwitz camp’s wartime commandant.
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Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Sefton insists on his innocence, however, and attempts to find the real informant while turning the tables on the camp’s officious commandant (Otto Preminger).
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
The audit success is also an integral part of the military branch’s readiness to defend, if needed, the USMC commandant noted.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Feb. 2025
Trump already had fired the Coast Guard commandant.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Sefton insists on his innocence, however, and attempts to find the real informant while turning the tables on the camp’s officious commandant (Otto Preminger).
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
The audit success is also an integral part of the military branch’s readiness to defend, if needed, the USMC commandant noted.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Feb. 2025
Trump already had fired the Coast Guard commandant.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commandant
commander
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When his estranged son vanishes during a space mission, a once-legendary, now fallen from grace shuttle commander is pulled into a high-stakes hostage exchange in space to get his boy back from captors who are not from Earth.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
12 May 2025
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The military services were rushing to put out new guidance to help commanders work through the process, including what to do in more complex situations, such as if any of the troops are deployed, at sea or may require special orders or funding to meet the deadlines.—
Lolita C. Baldor,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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“Commandant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commandant. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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