Definitions for headquarters
ˈhɛdˌkwɔr tərz, -ˌkwɔ-head·quar·ters

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. headquarters, central office, main office, home office, home basenoun

   (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise

   "many companies have their headquarters in New York"

2. headquarters, HQ, military headquartersnoun

   the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command

   "the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents"

3. headquartersnoun

   (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Headquartersnoun

   The main office from which an organization such as a commercial enterprise is managed; -- usually where the chief executive officer works.

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. headquartersnoun

   The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff

2. headquartersnoun

   The center of an organization's operations or administration

3. headquartersnoun

   A place of concentrated activity or influence

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Headquartersnoun

   The place of general rendezvous, or lodgment for soldiers.

   Etymology: head and quarters.

   Those spirits, posted upon the out-guards, immediately scour off to the brain, which is the headquarters, or office of intelligence, and there they make their report. Collier.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Headquarters

   Headquarters (commonly referred to as HQ) denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the top of a corporation taking full responsibility for managing all business activities. In the United Kingdom, the term head office (or HO) is most commonly used for the headquarters of large corporations. The term is also used regarding military organizations.

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1. headquarters

   Headquarters refers to the central location or main office where key decisions are made, business activities are strategized and coordinated, and an organization's leaders generally reside and operate from. It serves as the administrative center of a business, corporation, organization, or military command.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Headquarters

   the quarters or place of residence of any chief officer, as the general in command of an army, or the head of a police force; the place from which orders or instructions are issued; hence, the center of authority or order

2. Etymology: [but sometimes used as a n. sing.]

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1. Headquarters

   Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the top of a corporation taking full responsibility managing all business activities. In the UK, the term Head Office is most commonly used for the HQs of large corporations. The term is also used regarding military organizations.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. headquarters

   The place where the officer commanding any army or independent body of troops takes up his residence. The quarters or place of residence of the chief officer; hence, the centre of authority or order.

Matched Categories

1. • Military
   • Military Installation
   • Military Unit
   • Office

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'headquarters' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3550

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'headquarters' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3995

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'headquarters' in Nouns Frequency: #1469

How to pronounce headquarters?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say headquarters in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of headquarters in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of headquarters in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of headquarters in a Sentence

1. John K. Hutchens:

   I do not mean to suggest that our handsome, newly enlarged library is to be a headquarters of busy bookworms, old and young, routinely absorbing knowledge by the hour while birds sing outside and the Mets fight it out for last place in the National League. On the contrary, a good library is a joyful place where the imagination roams free, and life is actively enriched.

2. Tom Fuentes:

   The idea that the entire division went rogue and ran this operation without FBI headquarters' concurrence, or senior executive management concurrence and approval, and the United States attorneys, it just doesn't sound right to me.

3. Sam James Ervin, Jr.:

   If the many allegations made to this date are true, then the burglars who broke into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate were, in effect, breaking into the home of every citizen.

4. Chief Art Acevedo:

   Larry McQuilliams shot at an occupied police headquarters. It's occupied 24 hours a day, and by the grace of God we were able to dodge quite a few bullets here.

5. James Clapper:

   The intent may not have been specifically to provide share intelligence with the Ukrainians so they can kill Russian generals, but if you share intelligence that gives the Ukrainians situational awareness, if you help either identify or reinforce, for example, where a headquarters is, Russian headquarters, well, that's where generals generally gravitate, is to headquarters.

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