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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However, Griffin also owns several other Florida dwellings in nearby Miami, where he moved his Citadel headquarters to in 2022, having spent decades based in Chicago.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

One asked if he was going to move the company out of Omaha, Neb., its headquarters for decades during Warren Buffett’s run as leader.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Instead, she had to travel to the headquarters of her phone provider in Kano's city centre.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

He loved the people and taking a break by the Self-Realization Fellowship’s verdant headquarters to read the newspaper.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Each month, the Hitler Youth headquarters sent letters to the leaders, spelling out how to run the meetings.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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