as in commander
one in official command especially of a military force or base
the commandant of a naval district
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After suffering numerous beatings for engaging the children, the clown is used by the camp commandant as a Pied Piper to help load the children on boxcars to Auschwitz.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024
When the hearing concludes, recommendations will be submitted to the Coast Guard’s commandant.
—Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2024
Coast Guard officials said the agency’s commandant would make a final decision on a referral of criminal charges to the Justice Department.
—Ray Sanchez, Graham Hurley and Caroline Jaime, CNN, 29 Sep. 2024
When the hearing concludes, recommendations will be submitted to the Coast Guard's commandant.
—CBS News, 17 Sep. 2024
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024
When the hearing concludes, recommendations will be submitted to the Coast Guard’s commandant.
—Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2024
Coast Guard officials said the agency’s commandant would make a final decision on a referral of criminal charges to the Justice Department.
—Ray Sanchez, Graham Hurley and Caroline Jaime, CNN, 29 Sep. 2024
When the hearing concludes, recommendations will be submitted to the Coast Guard's commandant.
—CBS News, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Commandant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commandant. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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