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headquarters (enc)

Headquarters

Noun1.headquarters - (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies have their headquarters in New York"
mukataa - an Arabic word for headquarters or administrative center; "Arafat was holed up in the mukataa of his West Bank compound"
business office, office - place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; "he rented an office in the new building"
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
2.headquarters - (usually plural) the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command; "the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents"
command post, general headquarters, GHQ - military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces
guardhouse - a military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detained
military installation - any facility servicing military forces
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
3.headquarters - (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
ACLANT, Allied Command Atlantic - a major strategic headquarters of NATO located in the United States; is under the authority of the North Atlantic Council
Allied Command Europe, ACE - a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an are extending from Norway to Turkey
force, military force, military group, military unit - a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men"
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
headquarters staff - military staff stationed at headquarters

 

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