commander-in-chief
noun/kəˌmɑːndər ɪn ˈtʃiːf/
/kəˌmændər ɪn ˈtʃiːf/
(abbreviation C.-in-C.)
(plural commanders-in-chief)
- the officer who commands all the armed forces of a country or all its forces in a particular area
- commander-in-chief of the armed forces
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