headquarters

noun

head·quar·ters ˈhed-ˌkwȯ(r)-tərz

-ˌkȯr-,

(ˈ)hed-ˈkwȯ(r),

-ˈkȯr-

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

Synonyms of headquarters next

: a place from which a commander performs the functions of command

: the administrative center of an enterprise

Examples of headquarters in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Two years ago, Grönefeld moved its headquarters to a 2,300-square-foot building—three times the size of its previous space and located on the former site of Tim and Bart’s kindergarten—in Oldenzaal, the Netherlands. —

Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2023 Cheers erupted from SpaceX’s headquarters in Hawthorne, California, as the Starship rocket ignited and rumbled skyward. —

Denise Chow, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2023 The infrastructure is a sort of mobile data center where, for example, the pit crew on the ground is working as a remote part of the garage back at headquarters. —

WIRED, 18 Nov. 2023 Copeland recounts one instance when Dalio invited the Harvard economist Niall Ferguson to a sit-down in Westport, home to Bridgewater’s headquarters. —

Tarpley Hitt, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2023 Sherman accused protesters of trying to break into the Democratic headquarters in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. —

CBS News, 16 Nov. 2023 The team plays at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on game days, but spends most of the year at its headquarters and practice facilities. —

Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023 Per The Daily Mail, Lopez was photographed arriving at the Apple Music headquarters for some kind of meeting. —

Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 15 Nov. 2023 The league built a new West Coast headquarters in 2021 that houses NFL Network, its television and digital platform, and other aspects of its media hub. —

Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023 See More

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