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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Commander \Com*mand"er\, n. [Cf. F. commandeur. Cf. Commodore, Commender.]
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A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it.
A leader and commander to the people.
--Is. lv. 4. (Navy) An officer who ranks next below a captain, -- ranking with a lieutenant colonel in the army.
The chief officer of a commandery.
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A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc.
Commander in chief, the military title of the officer who has supreme command of the land or naval forces or the united forces of a nation or state; a generalissimo. The President is commander in chief of the army and navy of the United States.
Syn: See Chief.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 14c., comandur, from Old French comandeor, from comander (see command (v.)). Commander in chief attested from 1650s.
Wiktionary
n. 1 One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization. 2 A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain. 3 One who exercises control and direction over a group of persons. 4 A designation or rank in certain non-military organizations such as NASA and various police forces. 5 (context obsolete English) The chief officer of a commandry. 6 A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc. 7 A rank within an honorary order: e.g. Commander of the Legion of Honour.
WordNet
n. an officer in command of a military unit [syn: commanding officer, commandant]
someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others
a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain
an officer in the airforce [syn: air force officer]
Wikipedia
Commander ( French: Commandeur) is a common naval and air force officer rank. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organisations, including several police forces. The literal meaning is he who commands, parallel to Commandant. In most senses, the German equivalent is Kommandeur.
Commander is also a generic term for an officer commanding any armed forces unit, for example "platoon commander", "brigade commander" and "squadron commander". In the police, terms such as "borough commander" and "incident commander" are used.
Commander (, , , ), or Knight Commander, is a title of honor prevalent in chivalric order and fraternal orders.
The title of Commander occurred in the medieval military orders, such as the Knights Hospitaller, for a member senior to a Knight. Variations include Knight Commander, notably in English, sometimes used to denote an even higher rank than Commander. In some orders of chivalry, Commander ranks above Officier (i.e. Officer), but below one or more ranks with a prefix meaning "Great", e.g. Grand - in French, Grosskomtur in German, Comandante Mayor (using an equivalent suffix) in Spanish, and Groot- in Dutch (Grootcommandeur; "Grand Commander"), Grand Cross.
Commander (often abbreviated Cdr) is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. It is immediately junior to captain and immediately senior to the rank of lieutenant commander. Officers holding the junior rank of lieutenant commander are not considered to be commanders.
In the BBC program New Tricks series 10 episode 1 and 2 Commander Sinclair is noted wearing one of his Epaulettes the right way and the other, the wrong way up on his Number Three shirt.
In the United States, commander is a military rank that is also sometimes used as a military billet title, depending on the branch of service. It is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside the military, particularly in police and law enforcement.
Commander is a military rank.
Commander or The Commander may also refer to:
The Commander (knife) is a large recurve folding knife made by Emerson Knives, Inc. that was based on a custom design, the ES1-M, by Ernest Emerson that he originally built for a West Coast Navy SEAL Team. It was winner of the Blade Magazine Overall Knife of the Year Award for 1999.
Commander is a 1990 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Cross Belt Mani, starring Captain Raju and Kuthiravattom Pappu in the lead roles.
In the Royal Canadian Navy, the rank of commander is a Naval rank equal to a lieutenant-colonel of the Army or Air Force. A commander is senior to a lieutenant-commander or an army or air force major, and junior to a captain (N) or colonel.
Typical appointments for a commander include:
- Commanding officer of a school or training establishment, such as the Canadian Forces Fleet School;
- Commanding officer of a frigate, destroyer, Naval Reserve Division or a Cadet Training Centre;
- Executive Officer of a replenishment vessel;
- Deputy Commander of a Canadian Forces Base;
- Senior staff officer or Chief of Staff on a formation staff, or a director-level position on an administrative staff.
The rank insignia for a commander is three ½" stripes, worn on the cuffs of the service dress jacket, and on slip-ons on other uniforms. On the visor of the service cap is one row of gold oak leaves along the edge. Commanders in the Naval Operations Branch wear the officers' pattern cap badge for that branch, which is an anchor on a black oval, surrounded by a wreath of maple leaves. Specialist officers in such branches as logistics, medical, etc. wear their respective branch cap badges.
A commander is addressed initially by rank and surname, thereafter by superiors and peers as "Commander" and by subordinates as "Sir" or "Ma'am".
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"Commander" is a song performed by American recording artist Kelly Rowland from her third studio album, Here I Am (2011). It serves as the project's international lead single and her debut release with Universal Motown. It was co-written by American songwriter Rico Love, who described the song as a "fun and aggressive club record" with themes of female empowerment and lyrics with deliberate grammatical errors. French disc jockeys and producers David Guetta and Sandy Vee produced "Commander" with synthesized dance beats that blend R&B with electronica and house music. Rowland and Guetta had previously topped charts around the world with a similar dance production, " When Love Takes Over", in 2009. The song was premiered at the 2010 Winter Music Conference and subsequently garnered acclaim from contemporary critics for Rowland's vocal performance as well as Guetta's musical production.
Just over a month after release, it topped the U.S. Hot Dance Club Chart and later peaked top ten in the UK and top twenty in Ireland and New Zealand. Entertainment Weekly named "Commander" the number-one summer jam of 2010 and named by Fitness Magazine as one of The Top 100 Workout Songs of 2010. The song was nominated at the International Dance Music Awards for Best R&B/Urban Dance Track. An accompanying music video was directed by Masashi Muto, and portrays Rowland facing herself in various dance-off scenes. Promotion for the release included performing the song live on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge and The Graham Norton Show. The Extended Dance Mix, also produced by Guetta, was released alongside the main single worldwide, whereas the urban remix with American rapper Nelly was released in the United Kingdom and United States.
Usage examples of "commander".
Admiral Porter who, with one possible exception, was the ablest naval commander in our service.
Conceivably, as Adams speculated, had General Nathanael Greene remained one of their commanders, things would have gone differently.
He was the first Unionist commander to enter the Northern Cave of Adullam, already infested with Copperhead snakes.
Everyone will know him, this brave man of pure Afrikander blood, subsequently a famous Commander, a martyr.
The ass-chewing that Aguinaldo had directed at the commanders of the 37th Infantry Division was a potent spur to speed.
Since you Marines provide the security for our embassies, I asked General Aguinaldo to designate one of his commanders to do the same for the Ambassador.
Wimbush sat flanked by Ambassador Wellington-Humphreys and General Aguinaldo on his right, and the two army Corps commanders on his left.
There was a trid made on Diamunde, and another with Aguinaldo standing with Sturgeon and his other major commanders on that campaign.
After all had been told the commander again shook hands with both of the air service boys.
Admirals Morgan and Morris and Lieutenant Commander Ramshawe were briefed on the scale of the disaster, the media already had experts on the airwaves explaining what had happened.
The Imperials that stopped us were led by a commander named Lieutenant Alima, an older human from the planet Coruscant.
OFF severomorsk naval complex USS allentown Commander Henry Duckett looked at the OPREP-3 message from COMSUBLANT ordering Allentown to prepare to fire, then handed it to the OOD, who read it and looked up in astonishment.
OFF severmorsk naval complex USS allentown As the radioman handed Commander Henry Duckett the flash message, he felt the eyes of the crewmen on him, awaiting word to launch the Javelins.
USS allentown Commander Henry Duckett heard the long, rumbling roar come through the hull followed by a vibration that started to shake the ship.
Office of the Commander, Amn AI-Khass Special Security Service Headquarters Palestine Street, Baghdad, Iraq Tuesday, 29 November 1994 2305 Hours, Local Hussein Kamil was unhappy, almost despondent.