Headquarters

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • noun-plural. The offices of a commander, as of a military unit, from which orders are issued.
  • noun-plural. A center of operations or administration: The company has its headquarters in the suburbs. See Synonyms at center.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.
  • n. The center of an organization's operations or administration.
  • n. A place of concentrated activity or influence.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun-plural. The quarters or place of residence of any chief officer, as the general in command of an army, or the head of a police force; the place from which orders or instructions are issued; hence, the center of authority or order.
  • noun-plural. The main office from which an organization such as a commercial enterprise is managed; -- usually where the chief executive officer works.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • The quarters or place of residence, permanent or temporary, of the commander-in-chief of an army.
  • The residence of any military chief, or the place from which his orders are issued.
  • Hence The place where one chiefly resides or carries on business.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff
  • n. the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command
  • n. (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
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    Words with the same meaning
    h.q.    HQ    head office   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    commander    brigade    personnel    organization    division    hospital    facility    station    platoon    agency