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1. (n.) commander
a person who commands.
2. commander
a person who exercises authority; chief officer; leader.
3. commander
the commissioned officer in command of a military unit.
4. commander
an officer in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard ranking below a captain and above a lieutenant commander.
5. commander
the chief officer of a medieval order of knights.
6. commander
a member of high rank in a modern fraternal order.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < OF)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) commanding officer, commandant, commander
an officer in command of a military unit
2. (noun) commander
someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others
3. (noun) commander
a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain
4. (noun) air force officer, commander
an officer in the airforce
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1. (noun) commander
the military officer in charge
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) commander
a chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it
2. (noun) commander
an officer who ranks next below a captain, -- ranking with a lieutenant colonel in the army
3. (noun) commander
the chief officer of a commandery
4. (noun) commander
a heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. commander
See concept of operations.
2. commander
An information requirement identified by the commander as being critical to facilitating timely decision-making. The two key elements are friendly force information requirements and priority intelligence requirements. Also called CCIR. See also information; information requirements; intelligence; priority intelligence requirement.
3. commander
In the context of the Joint Operation Planning and Execution System level 1 planning detail for contingency planning, a developed course of action. The product for this level can be a course of action briefing, command directive, commander
4. commander
A process of reasoning by which a commander considers all the circumstances affecting the military situation and arrives at a decision as to a course of action to be taken to accomplish the mission. A commander
5. commander
A concise expression of the purpose of the operation and the desired end state. It may also include the commander
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Sense: a person who commands
He was the commander of the expedition.
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 Afrikaans: aanvoerder |
 Arabic: قائِد |
 Bulgarian: началник |
 Brazilian: comandante |
 Czech: velitel |
 German: der Kommandant |
 Danish: anfører; hærfører |
 Greek: αρχηγός |
 Spanish: comandante |
 Estonian: juht, komandör |
 Farsi: فرمانده |
 Finnish: komentaja |
 French: chef |
 Hebrew: מְפַקֵד |
 Hindi: सेनाप��ि, कमांडर |
 Croatian: zapovjednik |
 Hungarian: parancsnok |
 Indonesian: pemimpin |
 Icelandic: yfirmaður, stjórnandi |
 Italian: comandante, capo |
 Japanese: 指揮者 |
 Korean: 지휘자 |
 Lithuanian: vadas |
 Latvian: komandieris |
 Malay: komander |
 Dutch: bevelhebber |
 Norwegian: leder, hærfører, kommande |
 Polish: dowódca |
 Persian: فرمانده |
 Pashto: قومندان |
 Portuguese: chefe |
 Romanian: şef |
 Russian: начальник |
 Slovak: veliteľ, -ka |
 Slovenian: vodja, poveljnik |
 Serbian: glavnokomandujući |
 Swedish: befälhavare, anförare, le |
 Thai: ผู้บังคับบัญชา |
 Turkish: komutan, kumandan |
 Taiwanese: 指揮官 |
 Ukrainian: командувач; начальник |
 Urdu: قیادت کرنے والا شخص |
 Vietnamese: người chỉ huy |
 Chinese: 指挥官 |
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