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commander

[kuh-man-der, -mahn-] / kəˈmæn dər, -ˈmɑn- /


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He noted that he and the former commander in chief both had “the bad kind” of prostate cancer.

From Los Angeles Times

They called to the stand the military commander who testified that Yoon had ordered the arrest of lawmakers.

From BBC

James Stavridis, a former supreme allied commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, Habib is now back in Syria after, he says, having bribed several commanders to terminate his contract.

From BBC

Both men, one a commander and the other a sergeant, have already spent two years behind bars.

From Barron's