divisional commander

collocation in English

meaningsofdivisionalandcommander

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divisional
adjective
uk
/dɪˈvɪʒ.ən.əl/us
/dɪˈvɪʒ.ən.əl/
relating to a division (= part) of an army or ...
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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 ofdivisionalandcommanderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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What would adivisionalcommanderdo?
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Soon after that thedivisionalcommanderwas sent home.
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If we were overrun, what would adivisionalcommanderdo?
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Thedivisionalcommandersees the book with the complaint.
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The brigadier-general then goes on to thedivisionalcommander.
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It goes to thedivisionalcommanderand then to the corps commander.
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He was appointed adivisionalcommander.
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He was promoted todivisionalcommanderin 1940.
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During the afternoon thedivisionalcommanderarrived and addressed the men, who had again assembled on the sea wall.
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The order requires notice of all such orders to be given to the appropriatedivisionalcommanderof police.
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Garments are to be purchased locally by the men themselves on an order signed by thedivisionalcommander.
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We also need that expectation to be clearly established between the chief constable and thedivisionalcommander.
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I do not see how adivisionalcommandercan control four or five armoured units at once.
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They did not do so, and thedivisionalcommanderordered another battalion to take them into custody.
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Thedivisionalcommanderdecided to suspend from command three of the company commanders and to call for special reports on them.
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Adivisionalcommanderis trusted with the lives of 15,000 men, but is not trusted with a postal order for £1us.
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The problems for adivisionalcommanderwill be staggering and whether it is feasible to do away with this level of command is not known.
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It is not the commanding officer who decides, it is thedivisionalcommander; and there is a right of appeal beyond him.
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The order is to be given to the tradesman, who will attach it to his account, and send both documents to thedivisionalcommander.
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The officer went to the village where thedivisionalcommanderwas, got him out of bed and told him what the situation was.
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Morale has fallen because of various changes that have been forced on thedivisionalcommanderas a result of the lack of police officers.
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He was adivisionalcommanderin 22, consul in 24 and later a senator.
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Godley was a distant and remotedivisionalcommander, not popular with most soldiers of his command.
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The territory is divided geographically into 10 divisions, each headed by adivisionalcommander.
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Thedivisionalcommanderand the corps commander both agreed to withdraw.
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