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as in commandant
one in official command especially of a military force or base a surrender of the fort by the commander without a single shot having been fired

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as in captain
a person in overall command of a ship the intrepid commander of the HMS Surprise

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Recent Examples on the Web Hezbollah, too, has suffered significant losses in recent months – from the deadly pager and walkie-talkie attacks that killed dozens and injured thousands, many of them civilians, to the assassinations of several high-ranking commanders including their chief Hassan Nasrallah last month. Jessie Yeung, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024 It was also reported last month that suspended UNRWA worker Abu el-Amin, who was killed in a recent Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, had also been serving as a Hamas commander in the region. Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Oct. 2024 Fire Department personnel will also be part of the team, overseen by the Downtown Operations Unit commander, according to police spokesperson Ryan Cody. Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 10 Oct. 2024 Or whether the military commanders in Gaza had, in a sense, mounted a coup d’etat against their own leadership in exile, who were more moderate, so to speak, and more pragmatic. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for commander 

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“Commander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commander. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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