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headquarters
noun
the
main
office
or
building
from
which
the
leaders
of
a
company
,
organization
,
or
institution
plan
and
control
their
activities
•
After
the
merger
,
the
company
moved
its
headquarters
to
a
shiny
new
skyscraper
in
downtown
Chicago
.
After
the
merger
,
the
company
moved
its
headquarters
to
a
shiny
new
skyscraper
in
downtown
Chicago
.
•
Visitors
can
tour
NASA's
headquarters
in
Washington
,
D
.
C
.,
where
historic
spacecraft
models
line
the
lobby
.
Visitors
can
tour
NASA's
headquarters
in
Washington
,
D
.
C
.,
where
historic
spacecraft
models
line
the
lobby
.
From
head
(
chief
)
+
quarters
(
living
or
working
place
);
first
recorded
in
the
17th
century
to
refer
to
the
place
where
authority
is
centered
.
noun
the
place
where
military
commanders
and
their
staff
direct
operations
•
The
general
spread
a
map
across
the
table
inside
field
headquarters
before
giving
orders
.
The
general
spread
a
map
across
the
table
inside
field
headquarters
before
giving
orders
.
•
Enemy
aircraft
were
sighted
only
a
few
miles
from
division
headquarters
.
Enemy
aircraft
were
sighted
only
a
few
miles
from
division
headquarters
.
Adopted
by
armies
in
the
17th
century
to
mean
the
location
where
a
commander
’
s
quarters
were
set
up
in
the
field
.
