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commander in chief

com·mand·er in chief
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-man-der, -mahn- in cheef]
    • /kəˈmæn dər, -ˈmɑn- ɪn tʃif/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-man-der, -mahn- in cheef]
    • /kəˈmæn dər, -ˈmɑn- ɪn tʃif/

Definitions of commander in chief words

  • noun plural commander in chief Also, Commander in Chief. the supreme commander of the armed forces of a nation or, sometimes, of several allied nations: The president is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force. 1
  • noun plural commander in chief an officer in command of a particular portion of an armed force who has been given this title by specific authorization. 1
  • noun commander in chief Supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country. 0
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Origin of commander in chief

First appearance:

before 1635
One of the 43% oldest English words
First recorded in 1635-45

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Parts of speech for Commander in chief

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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commander in chief popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for commander in chief

noun commander in chief

  • president — (often initial capital letter) the highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the Chief Executive of the United States.
  • generalissimo — the supreme commander of the armed forces.
  • shogun — the title applied to the chief military commanders from about the 8th century a.d. to the end of the 12th century, then applied to the hereditary officials who governed Japan, with the emperor as nominal ruler, until 1868, when the shogunate was terminated and the ruling power was returned to the emperor.
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