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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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Origin of general headquarters

First recorded in 1855–60

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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

Top generals lunched together in the mess, and around general headquarters it was like an old home week at the war college.

From Time Magazine Archive

The general headquarters, based in central Kosovo, consists of a dozen or so men who control the political, civil and military operations of the 3,000 to 10,000 rebels.

From Time Magazine Archive

But, from general headquarters right down through the 70-odd plants scattered the length & breadth of the land, the whole Allied personnel had one thing in common: Fear.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then, as always, London was the general headquarters.

From All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways by Wood, William Charles Henry

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