comandante
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Origin of comandante
< Spanish, Italian
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In speeches and press conferences the comandante would zig-zag from economic policy to tirades about opponents, reminiscences about his army days, praise for his daughter, an anecdote about foreign leaders and back to economic policy.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 19, 2020
“While a controversial figure,” Justin Trudeau said, “both Mr. Castro’s supporters and detractors recognized his tremendous dedication and love for the Cuban people who had a deep and lasting affection for ‘el comandante.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2016
Frank López, a retired teacher, speaks fondly of that early era under the comandante.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 26, 2016
Then a burst of floodlights illuminated him: William Alexander Morgan, the great Yankee comandante.
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2014
Through the window, I could see she had fallen asleep on her recliner while watching her favorite telenovela, El comandante y la duquesa.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
Schafik Jorge Handal, head of the Salvadoran Communist Party and one of the F.M.L.N.'s top five comandantes, agrees.
From Time Magazine Archive
At times, the comandantes even lapse into the past tense when referring to their revolution.
From Time Magazine Archive
For years the comandantes steadfastly denied that they paid attention to Washington's every move.
From Time Magazine Archive
There it joins those of other comandantes, party bosses and maximum leaders who make up the U.S.'s most-wanted list.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Spanish comandantes in charge of the province seem to have remained only about two years each.
From The Bontoc Igorot by Jenks, Albert Ernest
Four comandanti or captains on each side entered the battle itself.
From Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition by Hutton, Edward
Two other comandanti in each army stood on the ground.
From Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition by Hutton, Edward
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