commander in chief

Noun

Meaning

the officer who holds the supreme command

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

commander-in-chief

Synonyms

president lord chancellor commandant shogun amir emir governor general colonel chieftain brigadier generalissimo leader commander presidential
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Hypernyms

commandant commander commanding officer

Examples

in the U.S. the president is the commander in chief Source: Internet

According to historian Donald Proctor, "There is no contemporary evidence that Hancock harbored ambitions to be named commander-in-chief. Source: Internet

A large-scale sortie out of Ravenna on the night of 9/10 July 491 ended in failure with the death of his commander-in-chief Livilia along with the best of his Herulian soldiers. Source: Internet

After a day of confusion and conflicting information about President Donald Trump’s health, the commander in chief tweeted out a video message from Walter Reed saying his condition has improved. Source: Internet

According to a former federal prosecutor, this has made the commander-in-chief “look ridiculous.” Source: Internet

Against Perpenna, a tactician far inferior to his former commander in chief, Pompey decided to revert to a more aggressive strategy and he scored a decisive victory that effectively ended the war. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

commandeerer commandement commander commander in chief of the defense of the north commander in chiefship Commander Islands