Definitions for Commander
kəˈmæn dər, -ˈmɑn-Com·man·der

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. commanding officer, commandant, commander(noun)

   an officer in command of a military unit

2. commander(noun)

   someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others

3. commander(noun)

   a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain

4. air force officer, commander(noun)

   an officer in the airforce

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. commander(Noun)

   One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.

2. commander(Noun)

   A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain.

3. commander(Noun)

   One who exercises control and direction over a group of persons.

4. commander(Noun)

   A designation or rank in certain non-military organizations such as NASA and various police forces.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Commander(noun)

   a chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it

2. Commander(noun)

   an officer who ranks next below a captain, -- ranking with a lieutenant colonel in the army

3. Commander(noun)

   the chief officer of a commandery

4. Commander(noun)

   a heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Commander' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4545

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Commander' in Nouns Frequency: #1609

How to pronounce Commander?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Commander in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Commander in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Commander in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Commander in a Sentence

1. Jim Hodges:

   They're not a lot single issue veteran voters but I think people are offended by a comment that belittles the service of someone who not only served in the military but also was a prisoner of war, how can this man effectively serve as commander in chief when he belittles the service of a decorated veteran?

2. Marco Rubio:

   We cannot have a commander in chief that is not ready the first day in office, because Valdimir Putin is not going to wait for the next president to catch up, there is no honeymoon period in foreign policy.

3. Marco Rubio:

   I think it's really great that in America, you want to be commander in chief, you want to be the most important political figure in the world, you've got to start by renting a car and driving to town halls and meeting with 30 and 40 people at a time, i think that's fantastic.

4. President Barack Obama on Tuesday:

   It was my assessment as commander in chief that it made sense for us to provide a few extra months for us to be able to help on things like logistics, the date for us to have completed our drawdown will not change.

5. Peter Mansoor:

   Why do soldiers fight? They join because they believe in a higher cause -- protecting religion, their nation, defending against a foreign nation, but why do soldier stay and fight? Soldiers aren't individuals. They are part of a unit. And that unit is led by a commander. If they don't trust their commander ... if there is no leadership, there is nothing.

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