Definition of commander

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Commander (n.) An officer who ranks next below a captain, -- ranking with a lieutenant colonel in the army..

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Derange :: Derange (v. t.) To put out of place, order, or rank; to disturb the proper arrangement or order of; to throw into disorder, confusion, or embarrassment; to disorder; to disarrange; as, to derange the plans of a commander, or the affairs of a nation..
Chiliarch :: Chiliarch (n.) The commander or chief of a thousand men.
Temerity :: Temerity (n.) Unreasonable contempt of danger; extreme venturesomeness; rashness; as, the temerity of a commander in war..
Alcayde :: Alcayde (n.) A commander of a castle or fortress among the Spaniards, Portuguese, and Moors..
Commander :: Commander (n.) A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc..
Cid :: Cid (n.) Chief or commander; in Spanish literature, a title of Ruy Diaz, Count of Bivar, a champion of Christianity and of the old Spanish royalty, in the 11th century..
Preceptory :: Preceptory (n.) A religious house of the Knights Templars, subordinate to the temple or principal house of the order in London. See Commandery, n., 2..
Disapprove :: Disapprove (v. t.) To refuse official approbation to; to disallow; to decline to sanction; as, the sentence of the court-martial was disapproved by the commander in chief..
Lieutenant :: Lieutenant (n.) A commissioned officer in the British navy, in rank next below a commander..
Proconsul :: Proconsul (n.) An officer who discharged the duties of a consul without being himself consul; a governor of, or a military commander in, a province. He was usually one who had previously been consul..
Truce :: Truce (n.) A suspension of arms by agreement of the commanders of opposing forces; a temporary cessation of hostilities, for negotiation or other purpose; an armistice..
General :: General (a.) One of the chief military officers of a government or country; the commander of an army, of a body of men not less than a brigade. In European armies, the highest military rank next below field marshal..
Captainship :: Captainship (n.) The condition, rank, post, or authority of a captain or chief commander..
Unfortunate :: Unfortunate (a.) Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy; as, an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate man; an unfortunate commander; unfortunate business..
Lieutenant :: Lieutenant (n.) A commissioned officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a lieutenant commander..
Captain :: Captain (n.) An officer in the United States navy, next above a commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a colonel in the army..
Ovation :: Ovation (n.) A lesser kind of triumph allowed to a commander for an easy, bloodless victory, or a victory over slaves..
Leader :: Leader (n.) One having authority to direct; a chief; a commander.
Commanderies :: Commanderies (pl. ) of Commander.
Conduct :: Conduct (n.) To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom..
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