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Meanings of commander in chief in English

Portuguese
generalíssimo
Catalan
comandant en cap
Spanish
generalísimo

The officer who holds the supreme command.

generalíssimo
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Examples for "generalissimo"
Examples for "generalissimo"
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Ganga held Guha, the generalissimo of the celestial forces, in her womb.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...
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The generalissimo never even deemed it once requisite to review his army.
Sketches
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I hope the generalissimo will not have his fits from excessive joy.
Andreas Hofer: An Historical Novel
4
You, General Nugent, will inform the Archduke Palatine of the generalissimo's orders.
Andreas Hofer: An Historical Novel
5
At length appeared the new Swedish generalissimo, with fresh troops and money.
The History of the Thirty Years' War
Usage of commander in chief in English
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Clinton said troops deserved a commander in chief who understood their sacrifice.
Reuters
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Other Soviet generals wanted to speak to the commander in chief urgently.
One minute to midnight: kennedy, khrushchev, and castro on the b...
3
Obama is not a wartime president, and certainly no commander in chief.
The post-american presidency: the obama administration's war on ...
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Nearest of all to the commander in chief walked a handsome adjutant.
War and Peace
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Petain succeeds Gen. Nivelle as commander in chief of the French armies.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights
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I saw no remedy: she was commander in chief, and I obeyed.
The Adventures of Hugh Trevor
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I acted as his aide-de-camp, burning to be myself commander in chief.
The Adventures of Hugh Trevor
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This expedition was ordered by the commander in chief of Canada.
Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Tho...
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Governor commander in chief, and using his name to nullify the existing laws.
Indian Nullification of the Unconstitutional Laws of Massachuset...
10
Each and all declined to acknowledge Peterborough as commander in chief.
The Bravest of the Brave — or, with Peterborough in Spain
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How did Lincoln reshape the modern role of commander in chief?
A. lincoln: a biography
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Hooker had harshly and unjustly criticised Lincoln, his commander in chief.
Love, Life & Work / Being a Book of Opinions Reasonably Good-Nat...
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By early 1862, he would become a hands-on commander in chief.
A. lincoln: a biography
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If anyone was qualified to be commander in chief, he was.
Reuters
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The commander in chief is expected and you leave your place?
War and Peace
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In theory, he could be court-martialed by Trump, as the commander in chief.
Reuters
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