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commander

[kuh-man-der, -mahn-] / kəˈmæn dər, -ˈmɑn- /


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Navy vice admiral and former commander of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Iran’s new leadership includes Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, national security chief, and Ahmad Vahidi, Revolutionary Guard commander.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The ranks of the four serving officers being investigated for gross misconduct are commander, detective chief inspector, detective sergeant and detective constable.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Ahead of Artemis II, Scoville had conversations with mission commander Reid Wiseman in which they reflected on parallels between the Apollo 8 lunar mission and this most recent Moon flyby.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

But I’d never, not even once, gone in the commander in chief’s office, and had Regan not decided to totally mess up my life, I probably never would have.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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