commander
noun
com·mand·er kə-ˈman-dər 
1
: one in an official position of command or control: such as
b
: the presiding officer of a society or organization
2
: a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard ranking above a lieutenant commander and below a captain
Examples of commander in a Sentence
a surrender of the fort by the commander without a single shot having been fired the intrepid commander of the HMS Surprise
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Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026 Iranian Parliament Speaker Bagher Ghalibaf initially signaled a willingness to attend talks, but was overshadowed by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Maj. —Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 Major General Ahmad Vahidi replaced Mohammad Pakpour as commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander. —Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026 The law prohibits photographing military installations without approval from a base commander. —Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for commander
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commander
noun
com·mand·er kə-ˈman-dər
1
: one in official command especially of a military force or base
2
: a naval commissioned officer with a rank just below that of captain
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