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commandant

🇬🇧 UK/,kɒmən'dænt/🇺🇸 US/.kɒmәn'dænt/
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Definitions

n.

An officer in command of a military base, unit, or institution

司令官;指挥官

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
comtogether, with
+
mandcommand, order, entrust
+
antperforming, being in a state
=commandant

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The commandant of the military academy was responsible for overseeing all officer training.

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