as in commander
one in official command especially of a military force or base
the commandant of a naval district
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Sefton insists on his innocence, however, and attempts to find the real informant while turning the tables on the camp’s officious commandant (Otto Preminger).
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
The audit success is also an integral part of the military branch’s readiness to defend, if needed, the USMC commandant noted.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Feb. 2025
Trump already had fired the Coast Guard commandant.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025
Within 24 hours of his second inauguration, the president fired Adm. Linda L. Fagan, the first female officer to serve as the commandant of the Coast Guard.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
The audit success is also an integral part of the military branch’s readiness to defend, if needed, the USMC commandant noted.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Feb. 2025
Trump already had fired the Coast Guard commandant.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025
Within 24 hours of his second inauguration, the president fired Adm. Linda L. Fagan, the first female officer to serve as the commandant of the Coast Guard.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Commandant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commandant. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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