headquarters - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'headquarters' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Headquarters

[ n. sing.]

- The quarters or place of residence of any chief officer, as the general in command of an army, or the head of a police force; the place from which orders or instructions are issued; hence, the center of authority or order.

Meaning of 'headquarters' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . headquarters

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise

Example in sentence:

many companies have their headquarters in New York

Meaning (2):
- the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command

Example in sentence:

the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents

Nearby Words:

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