commander
[noun]
Synonyms: officer, boss, captain, chief, commanding officer, head, leader, ruler

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com‧mand‧er /kəˈmɑːndə $ kəˈmændər/ noun [countable]

1. an officer of any rank who is in charge of a group of soldiers or a particular military activity:
the American Commander, General Otis
our platoon commander

2. a high rank in the navy, or someone who holds this rank

3. a British police officer of high rank
⇒ wing commander

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commander
noun
ADJ. supreme | deputy | air force, army, military, naval, navy, police | company, flight, group, platoon, squadron, station | Allied General Eisenhower was Supreme Allied Commander in Western Europe.
PHRASES Commander-in-Chief
 ⇒ Note at RANK

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