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Definition: Commander In Chief |
Commander In ChiefNoun1. The officer who holds the supreme command; "in the U.S. the president is the commander in chief". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Commander In ChiefSynonym: generalissimo (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Master | Marshal, field marshal, marechal; general, generalissimo; commander in chief, seraskier, hetman; lieutenant general, major general; colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain, centurion, skipper, lieutenant, first lieutenant, second lieutenant, sublieutenant, officer, staff officer, aide-de-camp, brigadier, brigade major, adjutant, jemidar, ensign, cornet, cadet, subaltern, noncommissioned officer, warrant officer; sergeant, sergeant major; color sergeant; corporal, corporal major; lance corporal, acting corporal; drum major; captain general, dizdar, knight marshal, naik, pendragon. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Commander In Chief |
| English words defined with "commander in chief": Captain general, Council of war ♦ In chief ♦ The Horse Guards. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "commander in chief": USED UP. (references) |
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Screenplays | I am the commander in chief, and I decide when we go to war (Thirteen Days; writing credit: Ernest R. May; Philip D. Zelikow) | |
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 | Gen. Charles T. Robertson, commander of Air Mobility Command and commander in chief of U.S. Transportation Command, led a group of senior officers from both commands on a visit to the New York Stock Exchange Oct. 20. The purpose of the visit was to examin. |  | Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, (center, front) debarks following a visit to Nasty at Haakonsvern, Norway, 11 May 1960. With Adm. Burke is Vice Admiral Erling Hostvedt, Commander in Chief, Royal Norwegian Navy. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Standing in front the Air Station's officers' quarters, 14 March 1925. Among those in the front row are: Admiral Samuel S. Robison, Commander in Chief, Battle Fleet (2nd from left); Admiral Robert E. Coontz, Commander in Chief, United States Fleet (3rd from left); and Vice Admiral Josiah S. McKean, Commander in Chief, Scouting Fleet (4th from left). The others are identified in Photo # NH 50096 (complete caption). Credit: NAVY. |  | Confers with Admiral James O. Richardson (right), Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, in the Secretary's Office, Washington, D.C., on 10 October 1940. Also present are Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, USN(Retired) (left) and Admiral Harold R. Stark, Chief of Naval Operations. Admiral Richardson was in Washington to protest the continued basing of the U.S. Fleet at Pearl Harbor. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Portrait photograph, taken during the early 1940s, when he was Commander in Chief, Combined Fleet. Credit: NAVY. |  | Takes the oath prior to giving testimony during a Congressional investigation of the Pearl Harbor attack, during World War II. Admiral Richardson was the Commander in Chief, United States Fleet, from January 1940 until February 1941. He retired on 1 October 1942, but remained on active during the rest of World War II. Credit: NAVY. |
 | You must tell the Commander in Chief immediately. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Seated in the rear cockpit, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Commander in Chief of A.F.H.Q., readies himself for the take off to fly back from the front lines. Piloting the plane is Maj. T.J. Walker, Fifth Army Artillery office, Venafro sector, Italy / U.S. Ar. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | U.S. Navy - Commander in Chief of fleet - 1776 / Werner; The Werner Company, Akron, O. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | His Excel: G: Washington Esq: L.L.D. Late commander in chief of the armies of the U.S. of America & president of the Convention of 1787 / painted & engrav'd by C.W. Peale. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
US Constitution | 1791 | Clause 1: The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment. (reference) |
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Economic History | Sudan | President, Prime Minister, and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces--Lt. (references) |
Paraguay | The constitution designates the president as commander in chief of the armed forces. (references) | |
Mali | Under Mali's 1992 constitution, the president is chief of state and commander in chief of the armed forces. (references) | |
Human Rights | India | On January 4, unidentified assailants shot and killed three relatives of two ULFA militants, including two relatives of ULFA deputy commander in chief Raju Baruah. (references) |
Political Economy | Honduras | The amendment also replaced the position of the armed forces commander in chief with that of Chief of the Joint Staff. (references) |
Comoros | In December 1999, in response to international criticism, Azali appointed a civilian prime minister, Bianrifi Tarmidi; however, Azali remains the Head of State and army Commander in Chief. (references) | |
Political Rights | Mali | Under the Constitution, the President is Chief of State and Commander in Chief of the armed forces and is elected for a term of 5 years with a limit of two terms. (references) |
Comoros | In 1999 in response to international criticism, Azali appointed a civilian Prime Minister, Bianrifi Tarmidi; however, Azali remains the Head of State and army Commander in Chief. (references) | |
Maldives | The President also is Commander in Chief of the armed forces, the Minister of Defense and National Security, the Minister of Finance and Treasury, and the Governor of the Maldivian Monetary Authority. (references) | |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Mark Shields | We have to take a break now. Robert Novak and I will be back with White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card to ask if President Bush, the compelling commander in chief, is still dominant politically at home. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
George Washington | 1789-1797 | As commander in chief of the militia when called into the actual service of the United States, I have visited the places of general rendezvous to obtain more exact information and to direct a plan for ulterior movements. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | I have been honored to be their Commander in Chief. |
Richard Nixon | 1969-1974 | This is a statement of policy, which as Commander in Chief of our Armed Forces, I am making in meeting my responsibility for the protection of American fighting men wherever they may be. |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | There can be only one Commander in Chief. |
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Expressions using "commander in chief": commander in chief of the army ♦ supreme commander in chief. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
commander in chief | 30 |
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| Language | Translations for "commander in chief"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | kryekomandant (general-in-chief, generalissimo, warlord), komandant i përgjithshëm. (various references) | |
Arabic | القائد الأعلى (supreme commander), رئيس الاركان. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | главнокомандуващ (commander, general-in-chief), началник на флота. (various references) | |
Czech | vrchní velitel (command-in-chief). (various references) | |
Dutch | bevelhebber van de Koninklijke Marechaussee (Commander in Chief of the Royal Netherlands Military Police). (various references) | |
French | commandant général, chef d'etat major. (various references) | |
German | oberbefehlshaber (generalissimos, supreme commander). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מצביא (warlord). (various references) | |
Hungarian | fõvezér, fõparancsnok (general-in-chief, generalissimo, Lieutenant general). (various references) | |
Indonesian | panglima tertinggi. (various references) | |
Italian | comandante in capo. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 征夷大将軍 (commander in chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | せいいたいしょうぐ" (commander in chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians). (various references) | |
Manx | ard-anneyder. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ommandercay inay iefchay.(various references) | |
Romanian | comandant suprem. (various references) | |
Russian | главнокомандующий (commander in-chief, general-in-chief, warlord), главное командование (command-in-chief, general headquarters, headquarters, high command). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | glavnokomandujući (general-in-chief). (various references) | |
Spanish | comendador (commander), comandante en jefe, supremo (all out, paramount, supreme, top), jefe supremo (overlord), general en jefe. (various references) | |
Swedish | överbefälhavare. (various references) | |
Turkish | başkomutan (generalissimo, supreme commander). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | командуючий флотом, головнокомандуючий. (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | imperator. (various references) |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-d-e-e-f-h-i-i-m-m-n-n-o-r" | |
-5 letters: chrominance. | |
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