Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

commander-in-chief

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.41 in modern English

Syllables: com-man-der-in-chief
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country.

Example Sentences

"For, [Scipio] being Commaunder in chiefe, ouer an Armie; (Latin original: praeesse autem suo nomine exercitui)"
"President Biden received an ugly welcome in the Land of 10,000 Lakes on Tuesday when his motorcade passed dozens of protesters who held vulgar signs dissing the commander-in-chief."

Inflected Forms

commanders-in-chief (plural) C-in-C (abbreviation) commander in chief (alternative)

Phrases

C-in-C commander-in-chiefship chain of command chief of staff command-in-chief

Frequently Paired Words

chain of command chief of staff command-in-chief shogun generalissimo

Synonyms

commander in chief generalissimo

Questions

What does commander-in-chief mean?: Supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country.

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