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commander
noun
a
person
who
leads
and
gives
orders
to
a
group
,
organization
,
or
operation
,
especially
in
the
armed
forces
•
The
commander
gave
the
order
to
move
forward
.
The
commander
gave
the
order
to
move
forward
.
•
After
years
of
service
,
she
was
promoted
to
commander
of
the
base
.
After
years
of
service
,
she
was
promoted
to
commander
of
the
base
.
From
command
+
-er
,
first
recorded
in
Middle
English
referring
to
someone
vested
with
authority
.
noun
an
officer
rank
in
some
navies
and
air
forces
,
above
lieutenant
commander
and
below
captain
•
Lieutenant
Commander
Jones
will
become
a
full
Commander
next
month
.
Lieutenant
Commander
Jones
will
become
a
full
Commander
next
month
.
•
A
commander
in
the
Royal
Navy
typically
leads
a
frigate-sized
ship
.
A
commander
in
the
Royal
Navy
typically
leads
a
frigate-sized
ship
.
Adopted
as
a
formal
rank
title
in
17th-century
European
navies
,
derived
from
the
broader
sense
of
one
who
commands
.
