What does Commander mean?
Definitions for Commander
kəˈmæn dər, -ˈmɑn-Com·man·der
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Commander.
Princeton's WordNet
commanding officer, commandant, commandernoun
an officer in command of a military unit
commandernoun
someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others
commandernoun
a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain
air force officer, commandernoun
an officer in the airforce
Wiktionary
commandernoun
One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.
commandernoun
A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain.
commandernoun
One who exercises control and direction over a group of persons.
commandernoun
A designation or rank in certain non-military organizations such as NASA and various police forces.
Webster Dictionary
Commandernoun
a chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it
Commandernoun
an officer who ranks next below a captain, -- ranking with a lieutenant colonel in the army
Commandernoun
the chief officer of a commandery
Commandernoun
a heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc
Freebase
Commander
Commander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the armed forces, particularly in police and law enforcement.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
commander
See concept of operations.
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.
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
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
commander
A concise expression of the purpose of the operation and the desired end state. It may also include the commander
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
commander
An officer in the royal navy, commanding a ship of war of under twenty guns, a sloop of war, armed ship, or bomb-vessel. He was entitled master and commander, and ranked with a major of the army: now simply termed commander, and ranking with lieutenant-colonel, but junior of that rank. The act of the commander is binding upon the interests of all under him, and he is alone responsible for costs and damages: he may act erroneously, and abandon what might have turned out good prize to himself and crew.--Commander is also the name of a large wooden mallet used specially in the sail and rigging lofts, as anything of metal would injure the ropes or canvas.
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Rank popularity for the word 'Commander' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4545
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Rank popularity for the word 'Commander' in Nouns Frequency: #1609
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Commander in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Commander in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of Commander in a Sentence
We need a commander-in-chief who will speak the truth, and who will unleash the full force and fury of the American military to utterly destroy ISIS and its affiliates, we need to pass the Expatriate Terrorist Act, so that known ISIS terrorists cannot use U.S. passports to return to America and wage jihad. We need a President who is serious – who will identify the enemy by name and do everything necessary to defeat it.
He appeared as a commander of hardened mujahideen, of an insurgency group, not the pampered leader of a well-off caliphate, his appearance totally mobilized Islamic State's supporters all over the world.
The temperature is increasing and the humidity is dropping, the incident commander is being very cautious.
Two hundred ninety-five years of history have been lost to ashes because opponents want to turn the country into ashes. They do not mind destroying it, those who trampled on the statue of Commander Chavez do not see that their parents receive the pension and are benefited by social missions.
With the Arizona Primary less than two weeks away, I'm proud to endorse Joe Biden for President. As a combat veteran I can think of no better leader to serve as our Commander in Chief, i know Joe Biden for President has the wisdom, experience, compassion, and empathy to beat Donald Trump and get our government working again.
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Translations for Commander
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- آمر, أمراءArabic
- командир, капитан трети ранг, началникBulgarian
- komandér, velitel, fregatní kapitánCzech
- Kommandeur, BefehlshaberGerman
- αντιπλοίαρχοςGreek
- comandanteSpanish
- ülemEstonian
- komentaja, johtaja, päällikköFinnish
- commandeur, commandantFrench
- ceannardScottish Gaelic
- מפקדת, מפקדHebrew
- հրամանատարArmenian
- komandan, mayor, panglimaIndonesian
- comandanteItalian
- 司令Japanese
- ზორვარიGeorgian
- toihauMāori
- komanderMalay
- kommandørNorwegian
- aanvoerder, commandant, gezagvoerderDutch
- kommandørNorwegian Nynorsk
- comandantePortuguese
- командирRussian
- заповедникSerbo-Croatian
- kamandaSwahili
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