general headquarters

American  

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

general headquarters plural

1. the headquarters of the commanding officer of a large military force. GHQ, G.H.Q.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• general headquarters
  plural

Etymology

Origin of general headquarters

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

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general headquarters

Meanwhile, satellite images appear to show extensive damage to the IRGC's naval headquarters and its general headquarters in the eastern suburbs of Tehran.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

There is an air of melancholy these days about the American Atheists general headquarters on a stretch of Cameron Road.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Can nobody," asked the Daily Mirror, "dampen the airy-fairy optimism of the military spokesman at general headquarters in Cairo?"

From Time Magazine Archive

The explosions shook the city and French general headquarters, less than 5,000 yards away.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the present war Udine had been the general headquarters of the second and third Italian armies.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. by Various