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commander

[kuh-man-der, -mahn-] / kəˈmæn dər, -ˈmɑn- /
NOUN
leader of military or other organization
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administrator captain chief commandant director head officer ruler
STRONG
boss co czar don exec guru kingfish kingpin mastermind skipper
WEAK
big cheese head honcho head person high priest/priestess higher up lead-off person point person top banana top brass top dog
Antonyms
STRONGEST
employee worker
WEAK
follower

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And frequently, they also cite the work of the team "we're lifted up by," as mission commander Reid Wiseman put it.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Another soldier happened to be a fan of Mauldin’s work: Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe—Patton’s boss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Gen Soleimani, who was Iran's most powerful military commander, was killed in 2020 in a US air strike in Iraq which was ordered by then US President Donald Trump.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

"Morale is high on board," commander Reid Wiseman told Houston's Mission Control center as the space crew's work day began.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

One was Nikolai Baranov, her sympathetic commander who flew with Katya Budanova as his wingman.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.