commandant

Noun

Meaning

A commander; the commanding officer of a place, or of a body of men; as, the commandant of a navy-yard.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

commander commanding officer superintendent warden chief guardian lieutenant lord sir commodore bos governor general lieutenant general brigadier general aga
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Antonyms

hand dependent amateur subordinate peasant loser
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Hypernyms

officer military officer

Hyponyms

generalissimo SACEUR wing commander commander in chief SACLANT supreme allied commander atlantic

Phrases with the word

commandant of the navy colonel commandant

Examples

A battalion, led by commandant Faurax, was formed from two companies of the First Foreign Regiment and two others from the second regiment. Source: Internet

According to a Vanity Fair essay, the LGBT cadets were well accepted. citation Brig. Gen. Diana Holland became West Point's first woman Commandant of Cadets in January 2016. Source: Internet

Allen was named their Colonel Commandant, and cousins Seth Warner and Remember Baker were captains of two of the companies. Source: Internet

Also speaking, the Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abdullahi-Gana Mohammadu, commended NICO for training officers of the corps in learning major indigenous languages in Nigeria. Source: Internet

Also present were General Service Unit (GSU) Commandant Douglas Kanja and Nairobi police boss Philip Ndolo. Source: Internet

Although he is not a West Point graduate and serving as the prep school commandant may not have been in his plans, he said it was an opportunity he couldn’t pass up. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

commandability commandable commandancy commandant of the navy Commandant's commandant's office