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commander
noun
- a person who commands; leader; specif.,
- the chief officer of a unit in certain societies and fraternal orders
- commanding officer
- a high-ranking member of an order of knighthood
- U.S. Navy an officer ranking above a lieutenant commander and below a captain
Related Forms:
- commandership noun
See commander in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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