commandant

noun

ˈkä-mən-ˌdänt How to pronounce commandant (audio)
Definition of commandantnext
as in commander
one in official command especially of a military force or base the commandant of a naval district

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Recent Examples of commandant Previously, warfare was about expensive platforms and precision strikes, driving a downsizing in military forces as countries increasingly relied on cutting-edge technology, said Blythe Crawford, former commandant of the RAF’s Air and Space Warfare Centre. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026 About 90 minutes after the lockdown took effect, the Naval Academy’s deputy commandant emailed students, telling them that as law enforcement worked to secure the school, a midshipman mistook police for a threat and engaged them, according to the official. — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026 The controversial wording was later removed after two Democratic lawmakers put a hold on Lunday’s nomination for commandant until the manual was changed. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026 Camp Lejeune’s commandant—a man who commanded both respect and wonder—hosted a reception to introduce us to base and community leadership. — Jay Sloves, Hartford Courant, 20 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for commandant
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commander
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  • His name is Ernst Kaltenbrunner, an SS general who two weeks earlier was named commander-in-chief of all German forces in southern Europe.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • When the ethnic war in Bosnia started in 1992, Mladic became the commander of the Bosnian Serb troops and took control of large swaths of the country to form a Serb mini-state.
    — Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
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