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headquarters
[ hed-kwawr-terz, -kwaw- ]
noun
- a center of operations, as of the police or a business, from which orders are issued; the chief administrative office of an organization:
The operatives were always in touch with headquarters.
- the offices or working location of a military commander; the place from which a commander customarily issues orders.
- a military unit consisting of the commander, his staff, and other assistants.
headquarters
/ ˌɛˈɔːə /
plural noun
- any centre or building from which operations are directed, as in the military, the police, etc
- a military formation comprising the commander, his staff, and supporting echelons
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ·qܲt noun plural subheadquarters
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of headquarters1
Example Sentences
A controversial statue carved by the sculptor Eric Gill has been restored and has been unveiled outside the BBC's London headquarters.
Developer Springfield Properties has secured outline planning permission to build on farmland near Culloden House, which was Bonnie Prince Charlie's battlefield headquarters.
Just as the YouTube Theater is sidled next to SoFi Stadium, two smaller entertainment venues — with capacities of 5,000 and 2,500 people — will neighbor Rams headquarters.
On Wednesday night, state humanities councils across the country had begun receiving similar letters stating that their NEH funding had been terminated, one day after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency visited NEH headquarters.
The review will take place both in Washington DC, and at US Central Command headquarters in Tampa, Florida, according to the letter.
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