Definition of headquarter
1. headquarters [ n ] (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
Examples:
"many companies have their headquarters in New York"
(Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)
Two companies now had headquarters with Clark_J._Wait , who by then had his own drugstore at Factory_Point - the `` Northern_Union_Telegraph_Company '' and the `` Western_Union '' .
(Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)
He wanted to take the mother to headquarters at_once and start her on the mug_file .
Synonyms headquarters home_office main_office home_base central_office Related Terms office mukataa plural2. headquarters [ n ] (usually plural) the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command
Examples:
"the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents"
3. headquarters [ n ] a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff
Used in print:(Leon Uris, Mila 8....)
Early in 1939 , Odilo_Globocnik , the Gauleiter of Vienna , established SS headquarters for all_of Poland .
Synonyms headquarters Related Terms military_unit aclant ace headquarters_staff military pluralSimilar Spelling
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