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commandant

[kom-uhn-dant, -dahnt, kom-uhn-dant, -dahnt] / ˌkɒm ənˈdænt, -ˈdɑnt, ˈkɒm ənˌdænt, -ˌdɑnt /


NOUN
commanding officer
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Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., met with the Coast Guard’s acting commandant, Admiral Kevin Lunday, to discuss the policy.

From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2025

In 2024 I helped the nonprofit Counter Extremism Project buy the house next door to Auschwitz, where camp commandant Rudolf Höss lived with his family.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025

For ethical reasons, there are no plans to display the piece, but a photo of the lamp on the commandant of Buchenwald's desk is on the Museum of Resistance and Deportation of Besancon's website.

From BBC ● May 5, 2025

Linda Fagan, who was commandant of the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2025

I puffed up my chest to try and look as strong and healthy as I could, but the commandant took one look at me and moved on past, picking other prisoners.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz


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