as in commander
one in official command especially of a military force or base
the commandant of a naval district
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Recent Examples of commandant
The commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric Smith, told lawmakers at a separate budget hearing Tuesday that the Marines who have arrived in Los Angeles have not yet been called on to respond.
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Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
The Trump administration has fired two other female admirals: the commandant of the Coast Guard, Linda Fagan, and the chief of naval operations, Lisa Franchetti.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
The photo album belonged to Karl Höcker, a former bank clerk who came to Auschwitz to be commandant Richard Baer’s right-hand man.
—Karen D'souza, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
Soon afterward, some online noted that the band’s X account had been deactivated and assumed — incorrectly — it was tied to Casey’s criticism of President Trump and his co-president, X commandant Elon Musk.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
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Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
The Trump administration has fired two other female admirals: the commandant of the Coast Guard, Linda Fagan, and the chief of naval operations, Lisa Franchetti.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
The photo album belonged to Karl Höcker, a former bank clerk who came to Auschwitz to be commandant Richard Baer’s right-hand man.
—Karen D'souza, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
Soon afterward, some online noted that the band’s X account had been deactivated and assumed — incorrectly — it was tied to Casey’s criticism of President Trump and his co-president, X commandant Elon Musk.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commandant
commander
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Retired Lieutenant General Yvan Blondin, commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force from 2012 until 2015, has advocated for a long, hard look at Canada's F-35 order.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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The need to shuffle the pair onto a Crew Dragon for the flight home meant the removal of the original commander of Crew-9 along with another NASA astronaut to leave room for the Starliner duo.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 July 2025
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“Commandant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commandant. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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