commandant
Example Sentences
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At Mauthausen, he found incriminating ledgers kept by the Nazi commandant on the number and manner of prisoners killed each day, on starvation rations and on horrific conditions in the lice-infested barracks.
From New York Times
Sakamoto's first score was for the 1983 film "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence", in which he also played the commandant of a prisoner of war camp, starring alongside David Bowie.
From Reuters
Never mind that the commandant of the Marine Corps recently told Defense One that there is “zero evidence” that the military’s diversity efforts detract from readiness.
From Washington Post
Jo-Ann F. Burdian, assistant Coast Guard commandant for response policy; Jonathan Miller, executive director for operations, air and marine operations, U.S.
From Washington Times
Regardless, danger is high when escalations like this occur, says US General David Berger, commandant of the US Marine Corps.
From BBC
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