general headquarters
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of general headquarters
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
There is an air of melancholy these days about the American Atheists general headquarters on a stretch of Cameron Road.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was a small, active individual with glasses from general headquarters who was supposed to be our instructor.
From Average Americans by Roosevelt, Theodore
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