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GENERAL HEADQUARTERS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does general headquarters mean? 

GENERAL HEADQUARTERS (noun)
  The noun GENERAL HEADQUARTERS has 1 sense:

1. military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forcesplay

  Familiarity information: GENERAL HEADQUARTERS used as a noun is very rare.


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GENERAL HEADQUARTERS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

command post; general headquarters; GHQ

Hypernyms ("general headquarters" is a kind of...):

headquarters; HQ; military headquarters (the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)


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