commandant

ˈkɑːməndænt

Definition

Definition of commandant - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

authority

TECH.

officer commanding a specific place or group

TECH.

The commandant oversees the training facility.

chief

commander

military

TECH.

officer in charge of a military unit

TECH.

The commandant inspected the troops this morning.

chief

commander

leader

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Origin of commandant

French, commander (to command) + -ant (suffix)

Terms with commandant included in their meaning

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ACMC

acr.

acr: Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps

second in command in the Marine Corps

CMC

acr.

acr: Commandant of the Marine Corps

highest-ranking officer in the United States Marine Corps

Examples of commandant in a sentence

As commandant, he managed the entire base.
The commandant issued new orders to the battalion.
She reported directly to the commandant of the base.

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French:commandant, ...
German:Kommandant, ...
Italian:comandante, ...
Spanish:comandante, ...
Portuguese:comandante, ...
Chinese:指挥官, 军官, ...
Japanese:司令官, 隊長, ...
Arabic:قَائِد, آمر, ...
Hebrew:מְפַקֵּד, מְפַקֵּד, ...
Russian:комендант, ...
Ukrainian:командант, комендант, ...
Hindi:कमांडेंट, कमांडर, ...
Bengali:কমান্ড্যান্ট, ...
Catalan:comandant, ...
Czech:velitel, ...
Danish:kommandant, ...
Dutch:commandant, ...
Greek:διοικητής, αρχηγός μονάδας, ...
Hungarian:parancsnok, komendáns, ...
Khmer:មេបញ្ជាការ, នាយទាហានបញ្ជាការ, ...
Korean:지휘관, 사령관, ...
Persian:فرمانده, ...
Polish:komendant, ...
Portuguese (BR):comandante, ...
Romanian:comandant, șef de unitate, ...
Swedish:kommendant, ...
Thai:ผู้บังคับบัญชา, ผู้บังคับการ, ...
Turkish:komutan, birlik komutanı, ...
Vietnamese:chỉ huy trưởng, chỉ huy, ...

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Definition of commandant - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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