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, commander(noun)
an officer in command of a military unit
commander(noun)
someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others
commander(noun)
a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain
air force officer, commander(noun)
an officer in the airforce
Wiktionary
commander(Noun)
One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.
commander(Noun)
A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain.
commander(Noun)
One who exercises control and direction over a group of persons.
commander(Noun)
A designation or rank in certain non-military organizations such as NASA and various police forces.
Webster Dictionary
Commander(noun)
a chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it
Commander(noun)
an officer who ranks next below a captain, -- ranking with a lieutenant colonel in the army
Commander(noun)
the chief officer of a commandery
Commander(noun)
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.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'commander' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4545
Nouns Frequency
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
He was annoying as a commander.
You can see the Commander's simpler, human side.
She's disqualified from being commander-in-chief.
We need to begin impeachment proceedings and we need a new commander in chief.
We need to begin impeachment proceedings and we need a new commander in chief !
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Translations for commander
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- آمر, أمراءArabic
- капитан трети ранг, командир, началникBulgarian
- komandér, velitel, fregatní kapitánCzech
- Befehlshaber, KommandeurGerman
- αντιπλοίαρχοςGreek
- comandanteSpanish
- ülemEstonian
- komentaja, johtaja, päällikköFinnish
- commandant, commandeurFrench
- ceannardScottish Gaelic
- מפקד, מפקדתHebrew
- հրամանատարArmenian
- mayor, panglima, komandanIndonesian
- comandanteItalian
- 司令Japanese
- ზორვარიGeorgian
- toihauMāori
- komanderMalay
- kommandørNorwegian
- gezagvoerder, commandant, aanvoerderDutch
- kommandørNorwegian Nynorsk
- comandantePortuguese
- командирRussian
- заповедникSerbo-Croatian
- kamandaSwahili
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