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commander in chief

NOUN
supreme commander
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The features are among those enabling the nation’s commander in chief to travel around the world securely and safely.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

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

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

A birthday present for our commander in chief, perhaps.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

Here, she was the commander in chief, not Mom.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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