commander in chief
Example Sentences
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Under the Constitution and the Presidential Succession Act, if a president dies in office, the vice president immediately becomes president and commander in chief.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
His statue shows Washington standing with one foot slightly in front of the other and dressed as commander in chief of the Revolutionary army.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Mike Makowsky’s dramatic miniseries “Death by Lightning” faithfully preserves the stirring rhetoric of the man who would become America’s 20th commander in chief.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
“Let’s let the commander in chief lead,” Columbia Spectator, Jan. 28, 1987.
From Slate ● May 13, 2026
As the commander in chief of the armed forces, the president would have the sole power to review the final verdict.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
