What does headquarters mean?

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

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Princeton's WordNet

  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

GCIDE

  1. Headquartersnoun

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

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  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.

Wikipedia

  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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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.]

Wikidata

  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 Gazetteer

  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.

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

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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. Sally Yates:

    The FBI's reputation is not in 'tatters.' It's composed of the same dedicated men and women who have always worked there and do a great, apolitical job. You'll find integrity and honesty at FBI headquarters and not at 1600 Penn Ave right now.

  2. John Schoettler:

    We’ve decided to shift the groundbreaking of PenPlace (the second phase of HQ2) out a bit, our second headquarters has always been a multi-year project, and we remain committed to Arlington, Virginia, and the greater Capital Region.

  3. Theodor Weimer:

    Transformational transactions, whereby we thereafter no longer hold majority, or our headquarters is no longer in Hesse, are not an option for us.

  4. Sam Brownback:

    But then it was later moved to Moscow, their headquarters there. And so to Putin, this is part of Mother Russia. And the Ukrainians don't want to be part of Mother Russia.

  5. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson:

    At my headquarters, I'm pressing my staff continually to stay one step ahead of groups like ISIS, AQAP, Al-Shabaab, to stay one step ahead of the weather, to stay one step ahead of the cyberattacks we face, to stay once step ahead of what's happening on our southern border.

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Translations for headquarters

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  • مقرArabic
  • quarter general, seu, centralCatalan, Valencian
  • centrála, velitelství, štábCzech
  • hovedkvarterDanish
  • Zentrale, HauptquartierGerman
  • αρχηγείο, επιτελείο, έδραGreek
  • stabejo, sidejoEsperanto
  • cuartel general, sedeSpanish
  • keskuspaikka, päämaja, pääkonttori, keskustoimisto, pääesikuntaFinnish
  • quartier général, siège socialFrench
  • ardoifig, ceanncheathrú, príomhlongfort, príomhoifigIrish
  • ard-oikManx
  • מִפְקָדָה, מטהHebrew
  • quartier generale, sede centraleItalian
  • 本社, 本部, 司令部Japanese
  • ទីបញ្ជាការKhmer
  • 본부Korean
  • باره‌گاKurdish
  • praetōriumLatin
  • papataungaMāori
  • hoofdkwartierDutch
  • matriz, quartel-general, sedePortuguese
  • cartier general, sediu, centralăRomanian
  • центр, [[главный, [[головно́й]]/[[гла́вный]] [[о́фис]], штаб-квартира, штабRussian
  • trung tâm, trụ sở, tổng hành dinhVietnamese

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