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Meaning of commander | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2 Frequent
kəˈmændɚ

Definitions

  1. One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.
  2. A surname.
  3. A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain.
  4. One who exercises control and direction over a group of persons.
  5. A designation or rank in certain non-military organizations such as NASA and various police forces.
  6. The chief officer of a commandry.
    obsolete
  7. A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc.
  8. A rank within an honorary order: e.g. Commander of the Legion of Honour.
  9. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Moduza.
  10. A soldier who has attained the rank of sergeant or higher
    Singapore

Equivalents

Afrikaans kommandeur
Azərbaycanca komandan komandir
Български началник
Català comandant
Čeština velitel
Español comandante
Eesti ülem
Gaeilge ceannasaí
Gàidhlig ceannard
עברית מפקד שר
Magyar parancsnok
Հայերեն հրամանատար
Bahasa Indonesia komandan komendur manggala mayor panglima
Italiano comandante
Қазақша командир
Lietuvių vadas
Latviešu komandieris
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕੁਮੇਦਾਨ
Română comandor
Slovenčina veliteľ
Shqip komandant
Kiswahili kamanda
Тоҷикӣ амир
Tiếng Việt trung tá tư lệnh

Examples

“I think if post commanders of the unchaplained posts could employ acceptable clergymen […] then the needs might be met.”
“Instead, Korda squeezes Eisenhower’s extraordinary two-term presidency — not to mention his stints as president of Columbia University and commander of NATO forces — into 140 themeless pages.”
“Shepard: I don't take orders from you anymore, remember? Anderson: Consider yourself reinstated... Commander.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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