district commander
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdistrictandcommander
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district
noun[C]
uk/ˈdɪs.trɪkt/us/ˈdɪs.trɪkt/
an area of a country or town that has fixed borders that are used for official purposes, or that has a particular feature that makes it different from ...
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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 ofdistrictandcommanderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Any speaker may be invited to lecture by the commandant of a school or by the commander-in-chief ordistrictcommander.
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Last year we lost ourdistrictcommanderto another district only a matter of years before he was due to retire.
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Every sentence of death must be submitted for review at least by thedistrictcommanderproviding he holds a rank not lower than major-general.
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He therefore consulted with hisdistrictcommanderbefore he made the award, and was supported in the action which he proposed to take.
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He should not only be geographically located in the district headquarters, but thedistrictcommandershould be able to hire and fire the individual.
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Thedistrictcommanderwill issue a local policing plan setting out arrangements for the policing of the district.
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They combine to provide that adistrictcommandermay be a regular or a reservist.
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Adistrictcommandermay be talking about the building of a new police station.
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An establishment is set for each police district and it is for thedistrictcommanderto deploy available manpower to his divisions according to operational needs and priorities.
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All districts are below establishment but within each district, the allocation of officers to divisions is the responsibility of thedistrictcommanderand the information is not recorded centrally.
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Call him thedistrictcommander.
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Liaison with individual police forces is the responsibility of the appropriate armydistrictcommanderand his staff.
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He has previously served asdistrictcommanderof two districts.
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To help ensure future sources of rubber, district commanders were also ordered to develop experimental plots for growing rubber plants.
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Commanders of the higher formations, the divisional commanders, will be the district commanders.
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At the same time, district commanders have reported increases in the number of local disturbances, such as rowdyism and hooliganism.
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In the meantime, councils should continue to liaise with district commanders.
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The sub-groups will be responsible for working with and through the district commanders of their areas.
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The actual date for disbandment is set by district commanders, according to circumstances, and some teams have already disbanded.
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District commanders will be required to identify specific problems.
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