commander
noun
com·mand·er
kə-ˈman-dər 
1
: one in an official position of command or control: such as
b
: the presiding officer of a society or organization
2
: a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard ranking above a lieutenant commander and below a captain
Examples of commander in a Sentence
a surrender of the fort by the commander without a single shot having been fired
the intrepid commander of the HMS Surprise
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That came after days of intense bombing that killed several of the group’s commanders, while on Monday night Israel stepped up its campaign by sending troops into southern Lebanon.
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Henry Meyer and Marissa Newman / Bloomberg, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
How a lack of resources affects responses The Navajo Nation Police Department employs 171 officers, including commanders, sergeants and lieutenants, and there are about 350 schools on the Navajo Nation that authorities are in charge of protecting.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
The previous Iranian attack on Israel was in April, when the Islamic Republic launched a barrage of some 300 rockets and drones in response to Israel’s killing of a senior Iranian commander in Syria.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
In April, Iran launched an attack on Israel that included more than 300 drones and ballistic missiles after two top Iranian commanders were killed by an Israeli airstrike in Syria.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
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Henry Meyer and Marissa Newman / Bloomberg, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
How a lack of resources affects responses The Navajo Nation Police Department employs 171 officers, including commanders, sergeants and lieutenants, and there are about 350 schools on the Navajo Nation that authorities are in charge of protecting.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
The previous Iranian attack on Israel was in April, when the Islamic Republic launched a barrage of some 300 rockets and drones in response to Israel’s killing of a senior Iranian commander in Syria.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
In April, Iran launched an attack on Israel that included more than 300 drones and ballistic missiles after two top Iranian commanders were killed by an Israeli airstrike in Syria.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Commander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commander. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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commander
noun
com·mand·er
kə-ˈman-dər
1
: one in official command especially of a military force or base
2
: a naval commissioned officer with a rank just below that of captain
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