Meaning of COMMANDANT
| Pronunciation: | | `kâmun'dant
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| | Definition: | | [n] an officer in command of a military unit |
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| | Synonyms: | | commander, commanding officer |
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| | See Also: | | commander in chief, generalissimo, military officer, officer, wing commander | |
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| | Definition: | | \Com`man*dant"\, n. [F., orig. p. pr. of commander.]
A commander; the commanding officer of a place, or of a body
of men; as, the commandant of a navy-yard.
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| | Related Terms: | | ADC, aide, aide-de-camp, brigadier, brigadier general, bull, captain, castellan, chatelain, chatelaine, chicken colonel, chief of staff, CO, colonel, commander, commander in chief, commanding officer, commissioned officer, company officer, custodian, director, exec, executive, executive officer, field marshal, field officer, first lieutenant, five-star general, four-star general, gaoler, general, general officer, generalissimo, governor, guard, guardian, intendant, jailer, jemadar, junior officer, keeper, lieutenant, lieutenant colonel, lieutenant general, major, major general, manager, marechal, marshal, master, OD, officer, one-star general, orderly officer, principal keeper, prison guard, risaldar, ruler, screw, senior officer, shavetail, sirdar, staff officer, subahdar, subaltern, sublieutenant, the brass, the Old Man, three-star general, top brass, turnkey, two-star general, warden, warder |
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