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commander-in-chief en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. Supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country.
   • For, [Scipio] being Commaunder in chiefe, ouer an Armie; (Latin original: praeesse autem suo nomine exercitui) c. 1600, Clement Edmundes, Observations vpon Caesars Comentaries, page 175:
   • President Biden received an ugly welcome in the Land of 10,000 Lakes on Tuesday when his motorcade passed dozens of protesters who held vulgar signs dissing the commander-in-chief. 2021 November 30, Steven Nelson, “Biden haters greet president in Minnesota with ‘FJB’ and ‘You Suck’ signs”, in New York Post, archived from the original on 12 Mar 2022:

Forms

Deriveds

commander-in-chiefship · C-in-C

Relateds

chief of staff · command-in-chief · generalissimo · shogun · chain of command

Translations (84)

vi tổng tư lệnh (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · cs vrchní velitel (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · uz oliy bosh qoʻmondon (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · ca comandant en cap (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · ug باش قوماندان (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · bn সর্বাধিনায়ক (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · hu főparancsnok (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · gv ard-anneyder (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · cy pencadlywydd (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · tk baş serkerde (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · ur کَمانْڈَر اِن چِیف (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · ms ketua turus (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · mn ерөнхий командлагч (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · my ကာကွယ်ရေးဦးစီးချုပ် (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · bg главнокома́ндващ (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · tg сарфармондеҳ (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · pl głównodowodzący (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · da øverstbefalende (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · id panglima tertinggi (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · mk врховен команда́нт (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · sk vrchný veliteľ (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · uz bosh qoʻmondon (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · fa-ira فَرْمَانْدِهِ کُلِّ قُوا (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · be галоўнакама́ндуючы (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · ky башкы колбашчы (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · el αρχιστράτηγος (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · da øverstkommanderende (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · ga ardcheannasaí (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · cmn 總司令 /总司令 (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · az ali baş komandan (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · he רָמַטְכָּ״ל \ רמטכ״ל (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · de Oberbefehlshaber (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · ja 最高指揮官 (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · hi कमांडर इन चीफ़ (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · fr commandant en chef (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · kk жоғарғы бас қолбасшы (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · tr başkomutan (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · ka მთავარსარდალი (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · nl opperbevelhebber (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · ota سرعسكر (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · km អគ្គមេបញ្ជាការ (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · hy գլխավոր հրամանատար (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · pt comandante em chefe (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · es comandante en jefe (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · ms pemerintah tertinggi (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · uk головнокома́ндувач (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · tr serasker (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · kk бас қолбасшы (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · sh во̏јсковођа (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · sq komandant i përgjithshëm (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · it comandante in capo (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · lt vyriausiasis vadas (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · fi puolustusvoimain ylipäällikkö (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · et ülemjuhataja (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · eo ĉefgeneralo (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · ru главнокома́ндующий (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · fa-ira بُزُرْگاَرْتِشْتاران (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · nb øverstkommanderende (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · th ผู้บัญชาการทหาร (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · sv överbefälhavare (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · lv virspavēlnieks (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · ro comandant suprem (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · is yfirforingi (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · tg фармондеҳи кулли қуво (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · ks سِپاہ سالار (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · ko 총사령관 (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · lo ຜູ້ບັນຊາການສູງສຸດ (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · rsk войсководитель (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · ja 総司令官 (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · hi प्रधान सेनापति (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · ar رَئِيس أَرْكَان (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · az baş komandan (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · sh vȍjskovođa (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · it comandate supremo (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · ms panglima tertinggi (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · mk главен команда́нт (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · de OB (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · he שַׂר צָבָא (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · ky башкы командачы (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · hi सेनापति (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · sl vrhovni poveljnik (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · ro comandant-șef (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · pl naczelny wódz (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country) · fo hægstráðandi (supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country)