Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The office of a commander.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The office of a commander.
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- noun The role of a
commander .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the position or office of commander
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Please assume the supreme commandership, as wished by the people, to lead Kim Il Sung's Korea to eternal victory," the Rodung Shinmun said.
South Korean Delegation Visits Pyongyang Evan Ramstad 2011
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"Please assume the supreme commandership, as wished by the people, to lead Kim Il Sung's Korea to eternal victory," the Rodung Shinmun said.
Campaign Seeks to Bolster North Korea's New Leader Evan Ramstad 2011
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"I remember: Stalin killed most of the Soviet army commandership," he says.
The Cult 2010
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"General Secretary Kim Jong Il was presented with a floral basket by Mahmoud Abbas, Chief of the Palestinian National Authority, on the occasions of the 17th anniversary of his assumption of supreme commandership of the Korean People's Army and the 91st birth anniversary of anti-Japanese war hero Kim Jong Suk and the New Year Juche 98 (2009)." (thanks Olivia)
Wednesday, December 24, 2008 As'ad 2008
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"General Secretary Kim Jong Il was presented with a floral basket by Mahmoud Abbas, Chief of the Palestinian National Authority, on the occasions of the 17th anniversary of his assumption of supreme commandership of the Korean People's Army and the 91st birth anniversary of anti-Japanese war hero Kim Jong Suk and the New Year Juche 98 (2009)." (thanks Olivia)
Wednesday, December 31, 2008 As'ad 2008
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But one important thing to remember here, Kyra, that no former army dictator president of Pakistan has ever handed off the commandership of the army and been able to stay on as president for very long, because they lose their power base.
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The Prophet also accomplished a heroic job by single-handedly transforming a fledgling Muslim community into an indomitable force, so much so that the Muslims were about the overrun the entire world within a century after the Prophet's death, if not for the Muslims 'defeat at the hands of the Franks under the commandership of Charles Martel in the battle of Tours in central France in 732 CE.
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In the 630s and 40s, the Muslim community under commandership of Allah's apostle, took the onus of restoring the earth to Allah's ways by forcing the non-Muslims to convert to Islam or by exiling or preferably slaughtering the more adamant infidels en masse.
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TALABANI: No, we are ready to send as much as is necessary forces to Baghdad from various parts of Iraq, if the joint commandership of Iraq and United States asks.
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Admiral Darling was now so busy, and so continually called from home by the duties of his commandership, that he could not fairly be expected to call upon Mr. Caryl Carne.
Springhaven Richard Doddridge 2004
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