Words / B2

k-uh-MAHND-uh/kəˈmɑːndə/

A commander is an officer in charge of a military or police unit: a police commander; the commander paused the search. Command is the verb/noun (already in the dictionary). Leader is wider. Do not call a shift supervisor a commander. Weather can pause a search.

Meaning

An officer in charge of a military or police unit.

Examples

• “The commander paused the search when the weather turned.”
• “A brigade commander briefed the minister, which is the military sense.”

Good to know

a police / military commander. Verb/noun: command. Wider: leader. Ranked forces, not a shop floor. News: commanders on the ground.

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