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high command
noun
- the leadership or highest authority of a military command or other organization.
- the highest headquarters of a military force.
high command
noun
- the commander-in-chief and senior officers of a nation's armed forces
Word History and Origins
Origin of high command1
Example Sentences
In the event, the enemy did plenty—far more than SHAEF, or for that matter the German high command, imagined possible.
But brotherly love among enemy combatants was not something that the high command encouraged.
Official Donetsk Republic business was log-jammed because the high command had only one stamp for documents and identity papers.
The Indian navy was so eager to strike it had to be restrained by the high command.
The Mossad high command must surely be convening emergency meetings in an atmosphere of tension and heightened alertness.
As a matter of fact, Parry proved to be unsuited for high command, although it must be admitted that he worked indefatigably.
High Command in England thought the Germans might have come up with a new weapon as no flak or enemy fighters were seen.
It was solved by the High Command putting at our disposal an Army rest-camp on the coast.
Yet they exercise this high command without any affectation of austerity.
He was placed in high command, but again ruined his position with tyrannical and foolish schemes.
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