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generalissimo

[jen-er-uh-lis-uh-moh] / ˌdʒɛn ər əˈlɪs əˌmoʊ /
NOUN
commander in chief
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So far, it has confirmed five locations including Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base, an airfield known as La Carlota and Port La Guaira, Caracas' main conduit to the Caribbean Sea.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

“Recently, the submarine cruiser Generalissimo Suvorov has started moving from Severodvinsk, where it was located at the Sevmash shipyard, to a temporary base for the Northern Fleet,” the state agency cited its source as saying.

From Reuters • Jan. 18, 2023

The remnants of the R.O.C., led by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, fled to Taiwan.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2021

I didn’t want to create a scene, but I couldn’t help but think: This is beneath me, to sit here pretending I am OK with Generalissimo Wintour.

From The Guardian • May 23, 2020

In the Polish Insurrection of 1793 he was chosen Generalissimo, with the powers of a Roman Dictator.

From Guide to West Point, and the U.S. Military Academy by Various




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