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commander Definition

com·mander (kə man′dər, -män′-)

noun

  1. a person who commands; leader; specif.,
    1. the chief officer of a unit in certain societies and fraternal orders
    2. commanding officer
  2. a high-ranking member of an order of knighthood
  3. U.S. Navy an officer ranking above a lieutenant commander and below a captain

Etymology: ME comaundour < OFr comandeor

commander Related Forms
com·mand′·er·ship′ noun
commander Synonyms

commander

n.

commandant, commanding officer, head; see administration 2, administrator, chief 1, leader 2, officer 3.

commander Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • appoint: He was appointed boro commander at Lambeth in 2002.

Preposition: at

  • echelon: Simultaneously, commanders at the same echelon will have a shared perspective of their position in relation to adjacent units.

Adjective modifier

  • divisional: Each has its own command team, headed by a divisional commander of Chief Superintendent rank.
  • regimental: The regimental support squadron commander is the regimental commander's main CSS operator.
  • combatant: Combatant Commanders must have sufficient visibility of their networks, threats, and operations to gain a full awareness of their situation.
  • subordinate: Terrain The support battalion and subordinate commanders know what possibilities the terrain offers to both friendly and enemy forces.
  • hereditary: Again membership includes those of Russian hereditary commander 's families, who are entitled to join by virtue of the rules on 1799.

Noun used with modifier

  • squadron: The RSA is under the tactical control of the support squadron commander.
  • battalion: The support battalion commander relies heavily on the brigade rear CP for passing information on terrain analysis from the brigade main CP.
  • platoon: In all this time, the only officer I saw was our Platoon commander, Captain Skinner.
  • corps: Rommel was probably the best armored corps commander produced by either side.
  • brigade: The brigade commander gives highest priority support to units located in contaminated areas.
  • maneuver: The maneuver commander should remember that the FIST members are assigned down to the platoon level.

Possessives

  • battlespace: IO recognizes the increase in the commander's battlespace as a consequence of the Information Age.
  • intent: This intensity, based on the commander's stated intent, will be maintained throughout the crisis.

Preposition: of

  • legion: Millán Astray replaces him as commander of the Legion.
  • battalion: Within minutes, the commander of the 1st Battalion was out of action.
  • army: Moses was enraged with the commanders of the army... who had come back from this military expedition.
  • brigade: In separate maneuver brigades, the FSCOORD is the commander of the brigade organic field artillery battalion.