senior commander

collocation in English

meaningsofseniorandcommander

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senior
adjective
uk
/ˈsiː.ni.ər/us
/ˈsiː.njɚ/
high or higher ...
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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 ofseniorandcommanderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This was my newseniorcommander.
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In 1931 aseniorcommanderafter six years' service received £876, and today he receives £1,387, an increase of £511.
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Noseniorcommanderhad reconnoitered the enemy position.
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How does one decide whether thatseniorcommandershould have been "used"—as was suggested earlier—to make a political point?
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Only the royalty could become aseniorcommanderat a young age.
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The principal is that theseniorcommanderstates his intention (the mission) to his subordinate commanders.
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Kafur was made "malik naib", theseniorcommanderof the army after its southern campaigns.
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The battle marked the end of his active career, though he remained in office as aseniorcommander.
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But because of a mutiny by aseniorcommander, the southern army lost a significant portion of the troops.
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The classic council of war includes a discussion and then a vote, often taken without theseniorcommander present to influence or intimidate the subordinates.
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In any case, he was not yet aseniorcommandersince the name does not appear in any of the commander lists of the campaigns between 1550 and 1554.
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