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com·man·dant

(kŏm′ən-dănt′, -dänt′)
n. Abbr. Comdt.
The commanding officer of a military organization.
[French, from present participle of commander, to command, from Old French comander; see command.]
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commandant

(ˈkɒmənˌdænt; -ˌdɑːnt)
n
an officer commanding a place, group, or establishment
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com•man•dant

(ˌkɒm ənˈdænt, -ˈdɑnt, ˈkɒm ənˌdænt, -ˌdɑnt)

n.
a commanding officer, esp. of a military unit or school.
[1680–90; < French, n. use of present participle of commander to command]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:commandant - an officer in command of a military unit]commandant - an officer in command of a military unit
SACLANT, Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic - commanding officer of ACLANT; a general of the United States Army nominated by the President of the United States and approved by the North Atlantic Council
SACEUR, Supreme Allied Commander Europe - commanding officer of ACE; NATO's senior military commander in Europe
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
commander in chief, generalissimo - the officer who holds the supreme command; "in the U.S. the president is the commander in chief"
military officer, officer - any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men"
wing commander - (RAF rank) one who is next below a group captain
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Translations
قائِد
velící důstojníkvelitel
kommandant
yfirmaîur, liîsforingi

commandant

[ˌkɒmənˈdænt] N → comandante mf
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commandant

[ˈkɒməndænt] n (MILITARY) → commandant mcommand economy n → économie f planifiée
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commandant

n (Mil) → Kommandant(in) m(f)
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commandant

[ˌkɒmənˈdænt] n → comandante m
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command

(kəˈmaːnd) verb
1. to order. I command you to leave the room immediately! bevel يَأْمُر، يَطْلُب مِن заповядвам ordenar nařídit befehlen befale; beordre διατάζω ordenar, mandar käskima دستور دادن käskeä ordonner לְצָווֹת हुक्म देना zapovijedati, voditi (meg)parancsol memerintah skipa ordinare 命令する 명하다 įsakyti pavēlēt mengarah bevelen beordre, befale rozkazywać امر ورکول ordenar a ordona приказывать nariadiť ukazati narediti befalla สั่ง emretmek 命令 наказувати حکم دینا ra lệnh 命令
2. to have authority over. He commanded a regiment of soldiers. aanvoering يَقودُ جَيْشا командвам comandar velet kommandieren kommandere διοικώ estar al mando de käsutama, kamandama تحت فرمان داشتن؛ فرماندهی کردن komentaa commander לִפְקוֹד प्राधिकार होना zapovijedati, komandidati rendelkezik (vkivel, vmivel) mengepalai stjórna, vera yfir comandare 指揮する 지휘하다 vadovauti komandēt; valdīt perintah bevelen ha kommandoen over, kommandere dowodzić امروركول: نفوذ كول: كنټرول كول، اداره كول: اداره كېدل، كنټرولېدل comandar a comanda командовать veliť poveljevati komandovati ha (föra) befälet över, kommendera มีอํานาจเหนือ komuta/kumanda etmek 指揮,管轄 командувати, керувати قیادت کرنا ، اختیار ہونا chỉ huy 指挥,管辖
3. to have by right. He commands great respect. kommandement يَسْتَحِقُّ الأحْتِرام внушавам infundir zasloužit si; vzbuzovat einflößen nyde εμπνέω, επιβάλλω infundir, inspirar teenitult omama برخوردار بودن nauttia imposer לזכות पात्र होना vladati rendelkezik vmivel memiliki knÿja fram meritare 〜を起こさせる (존경 등을) 끌다 nusipelnyti iedvest berkuasa afdwingen kunne forlange; nyte wzbudzać با صلاحیت infundir a impune располагать; внушать požívať zbujati zaslužiti förtjäna สั่งการ hak etmek 博得 вселяти, викликати (повагу) حق رکھنا có đủ tư cách 博得
noun
1. an order. We obeyed his commands. bevele أمْـر заповед ordem rozkaz der Befehl ordre; kommando διαταγή orden käsk امر؛ فرمان käsky ordre פקודה आज्ञा zapovijed, naredba parancs perintah skipun comando, ordine 命令 명령 įsakymas pavēle arahan bevel ordre, befaling, kommando, bud rozkaz ار ordem ordin приказ rozkaz ukaz naredba befallning, order คําสั่ง emir 命令 команда; наказ احکام mệnh lệnh 命令
2. control. He was in command of the operation. mag قِيادَه، سَيْطَرَه командване comando v čele, mít velení die Befehlsgewalt kontrol διοίκηση control, mando juhtimine کنترل کردن komento à la tête de פיקוד कमान zapovjedništvo, vlast irányítás memimpin stjórn, yfirráð comando 指揮 지휘 vadovybė komandēt kawalan bevel kommando dowództwo کنترولیدل comando control контроль čelo nadzor komandujući kontroll, behärs-kande การควบคุม komuta, kumanda 控制 командування قابو ، کنٹرول quyền chỉ huy 控制
commandant (komənˈdant) , ((American) ˈkoməndant) noun
an officer who has the command of a place or of a body of troops. bevelsgebied قائِد комендант comandante velitel, velící důstojník der Kommandant kommandant διοικητής comandante komandant فرمانده komendantti commandant/-ante מפקד कमांडेंट zapovjednik parancsnok komandan yfirmaður, liðsforingi comandante 司令官 사령관 komendantas, įgulos vadas komandants komandan commandant kommandant komendant قومندان comandante comandant комендант veliteľ, -ka poveljnik komandant kommendant, befälhavare ผู้บัญชาการ kumandan, komutan 司令官 комендант; командувач سر براہ ، قائد sỹ quan chỉ huy 司令官
comˈmander noun
1. a person who commands. He was the commander of the expedition. aanvoerder قائِد началник comandante velitel der Kommandant anfører; hærfører αρχηγός comandante juht, komandör فرمانده komentaja chef מפקד सेनाप��ि, कमांडर zapovjednik parancsnok pemimpin yfirmaður, stjórnandi comandante, capo 指揮者 지휘자 vadas komandieris komander bevelhebber leder, hærfører, kommanderende offiser dowódca قومندان chefe şef начальник veliteľ, -ka vodja, poveljnik glavnokomandujući befälhavare, anförare, ledare ผู้บังคับบัญชา komutan, kumandan 指揮官 командувач; начальник قیادت کرنے والا شخص người chỉ huy 指挥官
2. in the British navy, an officer of the rank next below the captain. kommandeur رُتبة في البَحْرِيَّه البَريطانيه دون الكابتِن командир capitão-de-fragata korvetní kapitán der Erste Offizier orlogskaptajn υποπλοίαρχος capitán de fragata 2. järgu mereväekapten ناخدا دوم komentajakapteeni capitaine de frégate קוֹמָנדֵר ब्रिटिश नौसेना में कैप्टन से नीचे का पद zapovjednik, kapetan fregate parancsnok let. kol. laut sjóliðsforingi capitano di fregata 中佐 해군 중령 vyresnysis kapitono padėjėjas kapteiņa vecākais palīgs komander luitenant-ter-zee orlogskaptein komandor porucznik کشتی ران capitão-de-fragata căpitan (de navă) коммандер korvetný kapitán kapitan bojne ladje komandirt kommendörkapten นาวาโท binbaşı 海軍中校 капітан 3-го рангу بحریہ کے افسروں کا ایک عہدہ trung tá 海军中校
comˈmanding adjective
1. impressive. He has a commanding appearance. gebiedende مُأَثِّر، سائِد внушителен imponente impozantní gebieterisch imponerende επιβλητικός autoritario aukartust äratav تاثیر گذار vaikuttava imposant סמכותי प्रभावशाली dominantan impozáns mengesankan, berwibawa áhrifamikill imponente 堂々とした 인상적인 įspūdingas komandējošs; iespaidīgs memerintah indrukwekkend kommanderende, hersker-, bydende imponujący تاثير اچونكى imponente impozant, im­pre­sionant внушительный impozantný mogočen, silen dominantan vördnadsbjudande, imponerande ซึ่งอยู่ในตําแหน่งที่มีอํานาจ etkileyici 威嚴的 значний; переконливий متاثر کن oai vệ 威严的
2. with a wide view. The house had a commanding position on the hill. indrukwekkende مُشْرِف внушителен dominante dominující beherrschend åben; have en vid udsigt που δεσπόζει dominante valdav منظرۀ گسترده hallitseva dominant שוֹלֵט व्यापक दृष्टि impozantan panorámás dengan pemandangan luas sem gnæfir yfir og gefur vítt útsÿni dominante 見晴らしのよい 전망이 좋은 išsiskiriantis dominējošs dapat dilihat die de omtrek bestrijkt som har vid utsikt, åpen dominujący ستره منظره sobranceiro de unde se poate admira toată priveliştea доминирующий dominantný dominanten širok pogled med fri och öppen utsikt ที่มีมุมมองกว้าง hâkim 視野開闊的 домінуючий, панівний بلند cao 居高临下的
comˈmandment noun
a command given by God, especially one of the ten given to Moses. gebod وَصِيَّه (مِن وَصايا الله العَشره) (Божа) заповед mandamento přikázání das Gebot bud θεϊκή εντολή mandamiento käsk فرمان الهی käsky commandement עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדִּבּרוֹת आज्ञा, धर्मादेश zapovijed parancsolat firman boðorð comandamento おきて 계율 įsakymas bauslis rukun gebod bud, guddommelig befaling przykazanie د الله فرمان mandamento poruncă заповедь prikázanie zapoved zapovest bud[ord] คําสั่ง emir; 10 emirden biri 戒律 заповідь خدائی فرمان điều răn của Chúa 戒律
comˌmander-in-ˈchief noun
the officer in supreme command of an army, or of the entire forces of the state. opperbevelhebber, hoofaanvoerder قائِد عام главно командване comandante-em-chefe vrchní velitel der Oberbefehlshaber øverstbefalende αντιστράτηγος comandante en jefe ülemjuhataja فرماندۀ کل قوا ylipäällikkö commandant en chef מְפָקֵד עֱליוֹן प्रधान सेनापति vrhovni zapovjednik főparancsnok panglima tertinggi æðsti yfirmaður comandante in capo 最高司令官 최고 사령관 vyriausiasis kariuomenės vadas virspavēlnieks ketua komander opperbevelhebber øverstkommanderende naczelny dowódca د توله قوا قومندان comandante-em-chefe comandant superior командующий vrchný veliteľ vrhovni poveljnik glavnokomandujući överbefälhavare ผู้บัญชาการทหารสูงสุด başkomutan 總司令 головнокомандувач قائد اعلیٰ tổng tư lệnh 总司令
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One was constrained to admit, at the sight of her, that the good upon earth have something in common with the angels in heaven; Commandant Genestas shook his head as he looked at her.
The commandant set out, fully persuaded that two leagues remained ahead of him.
Come to my tent and I'll show you your clothing and some letters that I took from your person; the commandant has your dispatches.'
He made no objection, then took me to the commandant, who heard my story and coldly ordered Briscoe to take me to the guardhouse.
The commandant has issued an order, which is posted everywhere, declaring that any civilian caught interfering with the railroad, its bridges, tunnels, or trains will be summarily hanged.
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They took prisoner Don Pedro Puertocarrero, commandant of the Goletta, who had done all in his power to defend his fortress, and took the loss of it so much to heart that he died of grief on the way to Constantinople, where they were carrying him a prisoner.
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Je suis capitaine de chasseurs (Heyward well knew that the other was of a regiment in the line); j'ai ici, avec moi, les filles du commandant de la fortification.
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I know that the account of this kind of solitary imprisonment is insufferably tedious, unless there is some cheerful or humorous incident to enliven it--a tender gaoler, for instance, or a waggish commandant of the fortress, or a mouse to come out and play about Latude's beard and whiskers, or a subterranean passage under the castle, dug by Trenck with his nails and a toothpick: the historian has no such enlivening incident to relate in the narrative of Amelia's captivity.
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All glad to see me, including General Alison, commandant. The officers' ladies and children well, and called upon me - with sugar.
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The commandant of the Piraeus came in his boat, and said we must either depart or else get outside the harbor and remain imprisoned in our ship, under rigid quarantine, for eleven days!
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This was Commandant O'Brien, of the French Foreign Legion.
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