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commander in chief
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Commander in chief
(gcide) | Commander \Com*mand"er\, n. [Cf. F. commandeur. Cf. Commodore,
Commender.]
1. A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the
chief officer of an army, or of any division of it.
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A leader and commander to the people. --Is. lv. 4.
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2. (Navy) An officer who ranks next below a captain, --
ranking with a lieutenant colonel in the army.
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3. The chief officer of a commandery.
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4. A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail
lofts, etc.
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Commander in chief, the military title of the officer who
has supreme command of the land or naval forces or the
united forces of a nation or state; a generalissimo. The
President is commander in chief of the army and navy of
the United States.
Syn: See Chief.
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commander in chief
(wn) | commander in chief
n 1: the officer who holds the supreme command; "in the U.S. the
president is the commander in chief" [syn: {commander in
chief}, generalissimo] |
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