Commando

Definitions

1. Control.
2. A small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas.
3. Commission.
4. A commando trooper.
5. An organized force of Boer troops in South Africa; a raid by such troops.
   historical

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Examples

“The most important objective was at Batna itself, where a group of three commandos each comprising ten men was to attack Deleplanque's sub-prefecture […].”

“Ben Grant, 30, who spent more than five years as a commando in the Royal Marines, is part of group of seven ex-servicemen who arrived in Ukraine over the weekend to fight⟳ invading Russian forces.”

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