Commander

/kəˈmændɚ/ · noun

Meaning

One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization..

Definitions by Sense

1. One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.
2. A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain.
3. One who exercises control and direction over a group of persons.
4. A designation or rank in certain non-military organizations such as NASA and various police forces.
5. (obsolete) The chief officer of a commandry.
6. A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc.
7. A rank within an honorary order: e.g. Commander of the Legion of Honour.
8. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Moduza.

Example Sentences

I think if post commanders of the unchaplained posts could employ acceptable clergymen […] then the needs might be met.

Instead, Korda squeezes Eisenhower’s extraordinary two-term presidency — not to mention his stints as president of Columbia University and commander of NATO forces — into 140 themeless pages.

Shepard: I don't take orders from you anymore, remember? Anderson: Consider yourself reinstated... Commander.

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