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
Schumer pointed to Admiral Linda Fagan being relieved of her duties as commandant of the Coast Guard on Jan. 21.
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Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 20 May 2025
On his second day in office, the Trump administration removed Adm. Linda Fagan from her position as the U.S. Coast Guard’s commandant.
—Maria Ramirez Uribe, Austin American Statesman, 16 May 2025
The Trump administration has fired two other female admirals: the commandant of the Coast Guard, Linda Fagan, and the chief of naval operations, Lisa Franchetti.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Prior to her appointment to commandant, Fagan served in several other leadership roles, including as vice commandant and commander of the Coast Guard Pacific Area.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2025
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Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 20 May 2025
On his second day in office, the Trump administration removed Adm. Linda Fagan from her position as the U.S. Coast Guard’s commandant.
—Maria Ramirez Uribe, Austin American Statesman, 16 May 2025
The Trump administration has fired two other female admirals: the commandant of the Coast Guard, Linda Fagan, and the chief of naval operations, Lisa Franchetti.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Prior to her appointment to commandant, Fagan served in several other leadership roles, including as vice commandant and commander of the Coast Guard Pacific Area.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commandant
commander
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This cannot be a coincidence, a mistake, or the initiative of some lower-level commanders.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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By the summer of 2022, systems like the Bayraktar TB2 became less effective as air defenses increased and commanders began spreading their forces apart.—
Joseph Nepomuceno,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Commandant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commandant. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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