: one who holds the supreme command of an armed force
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This isn’t a Secret Service agent talking to the commander in chief.—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 25 Feb. 2025 He’s also become inseparable with the commander in chief—even popping up in Trump family photos at Mar-A-Lago.—Joe Walsh, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 After the American people issued a mandate to our now commander in chief, the Trump administration hit the ground running.—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025 Every special adviser to the president—everyone who works in the White House or for the executive branch with the exception of the commander in chief—is unelected.—Zachary Karabell, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for commander in chief
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