What is "commander in chief"

Commander \Com*mand"er\, n. [Cf. F. commandeur. Cf. Commodore, Commender.]

1. 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.

2. (Navy) An officer who ranks next below a captain, -- ranking with a lieutenant colonel in the army.

3. The chief officer of a commandery.

4. 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.

alt. (senseid en Supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country)Supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country. n. (senseid en Supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country)Supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country.

n. the officer who holds the supreme command; "in the U.S. the president is the commander in chief" [syn: generalissimo]

Commander in Chief is an American drama television series that focused on the fictional administration and family of Mackenzie Allen (portrayed by Geena Davis), the first female President of the United States, who ascends to the post from the Vice Presidency after the death of the sitting President from a sudden cerebral aneurysm.

The series began broadcasting on ABC on Tuesday, September 27, 2005, at 9 p.m. Eastern Time, although most countries outside North America began screening the series in mid-2006.

The show was #1 on Tuesday nights until FOX's American Idol started in January. The show was also the #1 new show of the season until CBS' Criminal Minds surpassed it. Its major competitor in the 9:00 p.m. timeslot was FOX's House, which aired after American Idol.

The series was created by American director Rod Lurie, director of the films The Contender and Deterrence, and may have been inspired by The West Wing, a popular political drama on rival NBC.

The network replaced Lurie with Steven Bochco as show runner, but after he failed to increase ratings he was also replaced with Dee Johnson while further declining ratings brought about a hiatus, a timeslot change and ultimately cancellation.

Commander in Chief (1990–2007) was a British thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted just over three months in the spring and summer of 1993 he won five of his six races, most notably the Derby at Epsom and the Irish Derby at the Curragh. He was the first Derby winner since Morston in 1973 not to have raced as a two-year-old. Furthermore, the Racing Post had not even included him in their list of horses for the 1993 Ten-to-Follow on the flat competition. Commander in Chief was voted the 1993 Cartier Champion Three-year-old Colt.

Commander in Chief, also known as Geo-Political-Simulator is a government simulation game that places you as the head of state of virtually any nation that existed on January 1, 2009. Players have a large amount of control over their nation, although this varies based on the form of government the player's nation has. The English version was released on July 25, 2008, and has also been released in French, German, Spanish and Russian versions. The French version has been named Mission-Président.

A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces.

Commander in Chief may refer to:

• Commander in Chief (TV series), an American drama about a fictional US President
• Commander in Chief (novel), a novel by Mark Greaney.
• Commander in Chief (video game), a government simulation game also known as Geo-Political-Simulator
• Commander in Chief (horse) (1990–2007), a British thoroughbred racehorse
• The Commander-In-Chief - A Norwegian female guitarist.

Commander in Chief is a political thriller novel in the Tom Clancy universe by Mark Greaney that was published on December 1, 2015 by G. P. Putnam's Sons.