Meaning of commander in chief | Babel Free
Definitions
Supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country.
Equivalents
العربية
رئيس أركان
Ελληνικά
αρχιστράτηγος
Español
comandante en jefe
Français
commandant en chef
한국어
총사령관
Nederlands
opperbevelhebber
Polski
głównodowodzący
Português
comandante em chefe
Русский
главнокомандующий
Svenska
överbefälhavare
ไทย
ผู้บัญชาการทหาร
Українська
головнокомандувач
Tiếng Việt
tổng tư lệnh
Examples
“For, [Scipio] being Commaunder in chiefe, ouer an Armie; (Latin original: praeesse autem suo nomine exercitui)”
“The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to Grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.