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Commanderies

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• Commander-in-chief

  noun, plural commanders in chief. 1. Also, Commander in Chief. the supreme commander of the armed forces of a nation or, sometimes, of several allied nations: The president is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force. 2. an officer in command of a particular portion of an armed force who […]

• Commandership

  [kuh-man-der, -mahn-] /kəˈmæn dər, -ˈmɑn-/ noun 1. a person who . 2. a person who exercises authority; chief officer; leader. 3. the commissioned officer in of a military unit. 4. U.S. Navy. an officer ranking below a captain and above a . 5. a police officer in charge of a precinct or other unit. 6. […]

• Commandery

  [kuh-man-duh-ree, -mahn-] /kəˈmæn də ri, -ˈmɑn-/ noun, plural commanderies. 1. the office or rank of a commander. 2. the district of a commander. 3. a district controlled by a commander of certain medieval orders of knights. 4. a local branch or lodge of certain secret or fraternal orders.

• Command-guidance

  noun, Electronics. 1. a missile guidance system in which commands for controlling the flight of the vehicle originate from a source on the ground or in another vehicle. noun 1. a method of controlling a missile during flight by transmitting information to it

• Commanding

  [kuh-man-ding, -mahn-] /kəˈmæn dɪŋ, -ˈmɑn-/ adjective 1. being in : a commanding officer. 2. appreciably superior or imposing; winning; sizable: a commanding position; a commanding lead in the final period. 3. having the air, tone, etc., of ; imposing; authoritative: a man of commanding appearance; a commanding voice. 4. dominating by position, usually elevation; overlooking: […]

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