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H.Q.

American  
Or h.q.,

abbreviation

  1. headquarters.


HQ British  

abbreviation

  1. headquarters

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The heroes of the film—again: such as they are—do their work under the bland, decolorizing fluorescents at Globe H.Q.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 16, 2015

Someone with a high H.Q. is at their best when providing happiness to someone else.”

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2011

And with H.Q., “we’re working with companies that . . . want to be the best in the world at how people feel.”

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2011

Early one morning the radiotelephone crackled in Hanoi H.Q. of General Rene Cogny, the three-star commander of French Union forces in north Viet Nam.

From Time Magazine Archive

After lunching with the General I started off for Brigade H.Q.

From How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. by Malins, Geoffrey H.