词汇 | commander-in-chief |
释义 | commander-in-chief noun[ C ] militaryuk /kəˌmɑːn.dər.ɪnˈtʃiːf/ us /kəˌmæn.dɚ.ɪnˈtʃiːf/pluralcommanders-in-chief(USabbreviationCINC); (UKabbreviationC-in-C) a commander in charge of all the armed forces of a country or of all the forces fighting in a particular area or operation(一国的)最高统帅,武装部队总司令;(特定地区或行动的)总司令,总指挥 General ranks in the armed forces ADC adjutant adjutant general aide-de-camp artificer bombardier captain CINC commandant commissioned commissioned officer five-star grunt Lt marshal NCO non-commissioned non-commissioned officer officer ranking A letter, sir, from the commander-in-chief of all our armies, he said, saluting proudly. Remember that I am the commander-in-chief of the army and the governor of Louisiana. The army then had one constitutional commander-in-chief of both army and navy, and one actual commanding general, bringing all parts into real harmony. The commander-in-chief was true to his word. Though commander-in-chief by the Constitution, he would have nothing to command, either by land or water until Congress raised both army and navy. commander in chief | American Dictionarycommander in chief noun[ C ] us/kəˈmæn·dər ɪn ˈtʃif/ a military leader who is in charge of all the armed forces of a country or of all the forces fighting in a particular area or operation: The president of the United States is also commander in chief. Examples of commander-in-chiefcommander-in-chief A law passed in 1991 gave the president carte blanche in the appointment of the commander-in-chief and the removal of top officers. None of these changes was necessarily congenial to the commander-in-chief, for all that he acquiesced in, and even implemented, them. It desires him to be primus inter pares among his colleagues and not commander-in-chief among his generals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Any speaker may be invited to lecture by the commandant of a school or by the commander-in-chief or district commander. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The commander-in-chief concerned, after reviewing the summary of evidence, decided that the institution of court-martial proceedings was not warranted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 An officer moving from one command to another is frequently put to quite unnecessary expense to suit the whims of the commander-in-chief. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The official dispatch of the commander-in-chief of the task force has been published. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The official despatch of the commander-in-chief of the task force has been published. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I suggest that the commander-in-chief should also command the battle squadron and thus reduce the number of flag officers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No decision has yet been taken about appointing a commander-in-chief. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does that answer apply to the commander-in-chief of the home ports? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been there for 185 years, and for all that time has had a commander-in-chief. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I referred deliberately to the chief of fire staff at headquarters rather than the commander-in-chief. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has no independent status and comes under the complete control of the military commander-in-chief responsible for military operations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of us feel that this institution which we are developing, the appointment of a commander-in-chief of a district, is not a happy one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of commander-in-chief These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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