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Definition of headquarters noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

headquarters

noun

NAmE//ˈhɛdˌkwɔrt̮ərz//

, NAmE//ˈhɛdˌkwɔt̮ərz//

[uncountable, plural] (pl. headquarters) (abbreviation HQ)

a place from which an organization or a military operation is controlled; the people who work there The firm's headquarters are/is in New York. Several companies have their headquarters in the area. I'm now based at headquarters. police headquarters Headquarters in Boston has/have agreed.

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general headquarters noun
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