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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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Etymology

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

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

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

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

They controlled them from their several general headquarters, shifting them around or pulling them out of the work without regard to the needs of the campaign as a whole.

From The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons by Foster, William Z.

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