comandante

[kom-uhn-dan-tee, kaw-mahn-dahn-te]

noun

plural

comandantes ,

plural

comandanti .

1. commandant.

Word History and Origins

Origin of comandante¹

< Spanish, Italian

Example Sentences

The lieutenants include José Gregorio Hermida, alias “Comandante Lastra,” whom authorities have called a regional recruiter for the Jalisco cartel and a boss of the ranch operation.

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Prosecutors say Comandante Lastra — who was arrested March 20 outside Mexico City — reported to Gonzalo Mendoza Gaytán, known as “The Toad,” a high-level cartel capo.

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Mexican authorities announced last month the arrest of the alleged camp ringleader, identified only as “José Gregorio N,” and known as “El Lastra” or “Comandante Lastra,” a top recruiter for the Jalisco cartel.

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Rocha praised the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro as “Comandante,” branded the U.S. the “enemy” and bragged about his service for more than 40 years as a Cuban mole in the heart of U.S. foreign policy circles, the complaint says.

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Rocha was secretly recorded by an undercover FBI agent praising Fidel Castro as “El Comandante” and bragging about his work for Cuba’s communist government, calling it “more than a grand slam” against the U.S. “enemy.”

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