supreme commander

noun

1. the military officer commanding all allied forces in a theater of war.

supreme commander

noun

1. the military officer in overall command of all forces in one theatre of operations

Word History and Origins

Origin of supreme commander¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

In Nazi Germany, for instance, soldiers took a “holy oath” of “unconditional obedience to the Leader of the German Reich and people, Adolf Hitler, supreme commander of the armed forces.”

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She’s known among the student body by many names, including but not limited to: Principal Powell, the Supreme Commander, the Breaker of Wills, and the Deliverer of Detentions.

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And if they call Ma, it wouldn’t be long before the Supreme Commander materializes outside the door, ready to whisk me home and end my night early.

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The Supreme Commander has trained me, since birth, to control my emotions.

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Eisenhower, who was the 34th president from 1953 to 1961, served as the supreme commander of the allied forces in Europe during World War II.

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