Associations to the word «Commander»

Wiktionary

COMMANDER, noun. One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.
COMMANDER, noun. A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain.
COMMANDER, noun. One who exercises control and direction over a group of persons.
COMMANDER, noun. A designation or rank in certain non-military organizations such as NASA and various police forces.
COMMANDER, noun. (obsolete) The chief officer of a commandry.
COMMANDER, noun. A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc.
COMMANDER, noun. A rank within an honorary order: e.g. Commander of the Legion of Honour.
COMMANDER IN CHIEF, noun. ​Supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country.
COMMANDER ISLANDS, proper noun. A group of Russian islands near Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East, in the Bering Sea.

Dictionary definition

COMMANDER, noun. An officer in command of a military unit.
COMMANDER, noun. Someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others.
COMMANDER, noun. A commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain.
COMMANDER, noun. An officer in the airforce.

Wise words

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