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commandant::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | commander, commanding officer |
| Type of | military officer, officer |
| Has types | commander in chief, wing commander, saceur, saclant, supreme allied commander atlantic, supreme allied commander europe, commander-in-chief, generalissimo |
| Derivation | command |
Examples of commandant
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Once, the bison surrounded a vehicle containing the commandant, blocking his way.
From the latimes.com
Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr. is set to relieve Allen as commandant later this month.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Relieved of his commandant duty, he's still overseeing the response to the spill.
From the newsweek.com
In 1926, she became the commandant-in-chief of the British Red Cross Detachments.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Jones, a retired Marine commandant, is stepping down after two years in the post.
From the denverpost.com
The commandant became a full member in 1979, boosting the JCS population to five.
From the battleland.blogs.time.com
As the commandant of the camp, Jason Cannon presents himself as a man of culture.
From the stltoday.com
After the Second Restoration, he was made commandant of the 1st Military Division.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In 1946, McDaniel returned to Tuskegee Army Air Field as commandant of cadets.
From the stltoday.com
- Commanding officer: an officer in command of a military unit
- Commandant (or) is a senior title often given to the officer in charge of a large training establishment or academy. This usage is common in anglophone nations. In some non-English speaking countries it may be a military or police title or rank.
- Commandant (or) is a military or police rank. In the French, Spanish and Irish armed forces it is a rank equivalent to major. In South Africa for most of the second half of the 20th century, commandant was a rank equivalent to lieutenant-colonel in other countries.
- A commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division
- A commander of a Nazi camp. In the death camps the commandant was required to witness every gassing carried out through a peephole, and supervise both the preparations and the aftermath.
- The office in charge of cadet life, leadership and housing. Similar to a Dean of Students (Abvr: CMDT)
- Special Operations School - Philippine Army Training Command, Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija; 1986-1987
- The administrator, usually a retired military or naval officer, responsible for "student life" (including discipline and the performance of military duties) at AMA; the equivalent of a dean of residential life and a vice-principal.
- The highest ranking officer in the Starfleet Marine Corps.
