headquarters
noun
head·quar·ters
ˈhed-ˌkwȯ(r)-tərz 
-ˌkȯr-,
(ˈ)hed-ˈkwȯ(r),
-ˈkȯr-
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
1
: a place from which a commander performs the functions of command
2
: the administrative center of an enterprise
Examples of headquarters in a Sentence
the headquarters of the newly established United States government was in New York City, the nation's first capital
the scout went straight to the large tent in the center of the camp, correctly assuming that it served as the division's headquarters
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Joya remembers her late husband’s brazen attitude in making that partnership happen: Herb had walked into the school district’s headquarters and asked to speak to the top person in charge.
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Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 7 June 2025
Old Forester, located on Louisville’s historic Whiskey Row, hosted four separate events, including a garden party on the rooftop of the company headquarters where Simone the DJ emceed the event.
—Diana Lambdin Meyer, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Ahead of the vote, the air district was flooded with more than 14,000 public comments, most of which were opposed to the new rules, and more than 100 people packed the air district’s headquarters in Diamond Bar for Friday’s vote.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Already in the pipeline is a builder’s remedy project at Menlo Park’s former Sunset Magazine headquarters, proposing 665 housing units, a 130-room hotel, a Montessori school, and 324,000 square feet of office space.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
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Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 7 June 2025
Old Forester, located on Louisville’s historic Whiskey Row, hosted four separate events, including a garden party on the rooftop of the company headquarters where Simone the DJ emceed the event.
—Diana Lambdin Meyer, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Ahead of the vote, the air district was flooded with more than 14,000 public comments, most of which were opposed to the new rules, and more than 100 people packed the air district’s headquarters in Diamond Bar for Friday’s vote.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Already in the pipeline is a builder’s remedy project at Menlo Park’s former Sunset Magazine headquarters, proposing 665 housing units, a 130-room hotel, a Montessori school, and 324,000 square feet of office space.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
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“Headquarters.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headquarters. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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headquarters
singular or plural noun
head·quar·ters
ˈhed-ˌkwȯ(r)t-ərz
(ˈ)hed-ˈkwȯ(r)t-ərz
1
: a place from which a commander exercises command
2
: the governing and directing center of an organization
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