Definitions

headquarters

[hed-kwawr-terz, -kwaw-] / ˈhɛdˌkwɔr tərz, -ˌkwɔ- /

NOUN

center of operations

Synonyms

STRONGEST

command post main office nerve center

STRONG

HQ base

WEAK

base of operations central station company headquarters high command

Example Sentences

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The Korea Shareholder Action Headquarters, a shareholders' group, on Thursday staged a rally protesting the deal, near the residence of Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Another was an attempted attack on the Dickinson County Republican Committee Headquarters in Michigan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

More than 300 personnel - including firefighters, police officers and military troops - have been mobilised in the hunt for the animal, Daejeon Fire Headquarters said.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

We also catch up with Secret Headquarters in Silver Lake.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Colonel Cathcart and Lieutenant Colonel Korn lived and worked in the Group Headquarters building, as did all the members of the headquarters staff, with the exception of the chaplain.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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