Definition of commander. Meaning of commander. Synonyms of commander

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Definition of commander

Commander
Commander Com*mand"er, n. [Cf. F. commandeur. Cf. Commodore, Commender.] 1. A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it. A leader and commander to the people. --Is. lv. 4. 2. (Navy) An officer who ranks next below a captain, -- ranking with a lieutenant colonel in the army. 3. The chief officer of a commandery. 4. A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc. Commander in chief, the military title of the officer who has supreme command of the land or naval forces or the united forces of a nation or state; a generalissimo. The President is commander in chief of the army and navy of the United States. Syn: See Chief.

Meaning of commander from wikipedia

- commander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military
- in the united states , commander is a military rank that is also sometimes used as a military title, depending on the branch of service.
- jpg , neck badge as worn by commanders (cbe), knight commanders (kbe) and dame commanders (dbe) with military ribbon image:gbe mantle.
- a commander-in-chief is the person exercising supreme command authority of a nation's military forces or significant elements of those
- the legion of merit (commander degree) is one of only two united states military decorations to be issued as a neck order (the other being
- knight commanders wear the badge on a ribbon at the neck; male commanders, lieutenants, and members wear the badge from a ribbon on the
- 'commander' is a song performed by american recording artist kelly rowland from her third studio album, here i am (2011). it serves as
- commander (often abbreviated cdr) is a senior officer rank of the royal navy of the united kingdom . to the rank of lieutenant commander .
- during the period of the british raj , the commander-in-chief , india (often 'commander-in-chief in or of india') was the supreme
- in the united states air force , the commanding officer of a unit is similarly referred to as the unit commander, such as squadron
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