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单词 commander-in-chief
释义
commander-in-chief
noun[C]
military
uk
/kəˌmɑːn.dər.ɪnˈtʃiːf/us
/kəˌmæn.dɚ.ɪnˈtʃiːf/
pluralcommanders-in-chief(USabbreviationCINC);(UKabbreviationC-in-C)
acommanderinchargeof all thearmedforcesof acountryor of all theforcesfightingin aparticularareaoroperation
（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
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(Definition ofcommander-in-chieffrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • 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 Dictionary

commander in chief
noun[C]
us
/kəˈmæn·dər ɪn ˈtʃif/
amilitaryleaderwho is inchargeof all thearmedforcesof acountryor of all theforcesfightingin aparticularareaoroperation:
Thepresidentof theUnitedStatesis also commander in chief.
(Definition ofcommander in chieffrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcommander-in-chief

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A law passed in 1991 gave the president carte blanche in the appointment of thecommander-in-chiefand the removal of top officers.
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None of these changes was necessarily congenial to thecommander-in-chief, for all that he acquiesced in, and even implemented, them.
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It desires him to beprimus inter paresamong his colleagues and notcommander-in-chiefamong his generals.
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Any speaker may be invited to lecture by the commandant of a school or by thecommander-in-chiefor district commander.
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Thecommander-in-chiefconcerned, after reviewing the summary of evidence, decided that the institution of court-martial proceedings was not warranted.
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An officer moving from one command to another is frequently put to quite unnecessary expense to suit the whims of thecommander-in-chief.
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The official dispatch of thecommander-in-chiefof the task force has been published.
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The official despatch of thecommander-in-chiefof the task force has been published.
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I suggest that thecommander-in-chiefshould also command the battle squadron and thus reduce the number of flag officers.
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No decision has yet been taken about appointing acommander-in-chief.
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Does that answer apply to thecommander-in-chiefof the home ports?
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It has been there for 185 years, and for all that time has had acommander-in-chief.
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I referred deliberately to the chief of fire staff at headquarters rather than thecommander-in-chief.
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It has no independent status and comes under the complete control of the militarycommander-in-chiefresponsible for military operations.
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Many of us feel that this institution which we are developing, the appointment of acommander-in-chiefof a district, is not a happy one.
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