as in commanders
one in official command especially of a military force or base
the commandant of a naval district
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commanders
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According to Mohan, a CSDV’s right to serve beer and wine would be at the discretion at each base’s senior commanders.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
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High-resolution images of the battlefield were rare, and commanders often had to rely on photos that were days old by the time they were analyzed.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Commandants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commandants. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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