commander in chief
noun
Also Commander in Chief the supreme commander of the armed forces of a nation or, sometimes, of several allied nations.
commanders in chief
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pluralof commander in chief.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Thomas often supports presidents’ broad claims of wartime authority as commanders in chief.
From Slate ● Apr. 22, 2026
It is amusing to note that both the Pakistani and Indian armies retained British commanders in chief after independence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
In these renderings of the commanders in chief, they all get to be great.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2022
So mayors are the commanders in chief of their police departments and states then have ultimate authority over them.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2022
From boys they grew into men, and Dominick, now no longer little Dominick, went over to India as private secretary to one of our commanders in chief.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 04 by Maria Edgeworth
