local commander

collocation in English

meaningsoflocalandcommander

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local
adjective
uk
/ˈləʊ.kəl/
us
/ˈloʊ.kəl/
from, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small area, especially of ...
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commander
noun[C]
uk
/kəˈmɑːn.dər/
us
/kəˈmæn.dɚ/
an officer who is in charge of a military operation, or an officer of a particular rank in many countries' ...
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(Definition oflocalandcommanderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflocal commander

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Thelocalcommandercame to see me.
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Control must be left to thelocalcommander.
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They have been confirmed to me by mylocalcommander.
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In this case they were returned on the authority of thelocalcommander.
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But in fact he is thelocalcommanderof the troops.
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Thelocalcommandercame to the conclusion that there was no need here for disciplinary action.
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Above all, they are mostly operated by mechanical locks by thelocalcommanderand soldiers.
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This matter was a matter within the responsibiity of thelocalcommander.
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This appears to be a limited, stabilising deployment at the request of thelocalcommander.
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I have no knowledge of the details of the instructions issued by thelocalcommander.
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I am quite certain that thelocalcommander-in-chief has that aspect of the matter in mind.
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That knowledge needs to be taken right down to the level of thelocalcommanderusing the land.
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Now this could easily happen, if alocalcommanderwere to let off a piece of atomic artillery.
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I tried to arrange a meeting with thelocalcommander, who led the raid, and local people.
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Non-war graves are maintained by property managers who are under the control of thelocalcommander.
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This compulsory deferment must, however, be approved by thelocalcommanderand is limited to three months.
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They stated he was a demobilizedlocalcommander.
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Celebi left the town after appointing alocalcommander.
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Where, however, alocalcommanderfinds that he can spare troops from those duties, there is no objection to the assistance of farmers, as suggested.
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I talked this morning to his father and to thelocalcommander, and there is every hope that it can be.
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I need hardly point out that an indiscreetlocalcommandermight ruin an important newspaper property by seizing and destroying the type, etc.
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Thelocalcommandersaid that before the arrival of these forces, 10,000 troops and police were already engaged in a crackdown on the separatists.
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The antibiotic was to have been taken by mouth on the orders of thelocalcommanderwhen the presence of a biological warfare agent was confirmed.
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It will be for the judgment of thelocalcommander, not whether the women should be armed but exactly in what rôle they will be employed.
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It is for thelocalcommanderto decide when a unit is in a position to implement the scheme, after which it becomes part of the daily programme.
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