commander
Example Sentences
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What is different this time is the determination of the Thai military to keep fighting until, in the words of its commanders, the Cambodian army no longer poses a threat on the border.
From BBC
George Washington, commander of the Continental Army, is, of course, here.
Those commanders described Smith’s preoccupation with the daily crime report, which provides the public a daily tally of nine felony offenses.
Despite warnings of extreme winds, top Los Angeles Fire Department commanders decided not to assign for emergency deployment hundreds of available firefighters and dozens of water-carrying engines in advance of the Jan. 7 firestorm.
From Los Angeles Times
Judge advocate generals—JAGs, or military lawyers—are supposed to advise commanders on military law.
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