commandant

noun

ˈkä-mən-ˌdänt How to pronounce commandant (audio)
Definition of commandantnext
as in commander
one in official command especially of a military force or base the commandant of a naval district

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Recent Examples of commandant The State Police will also hire a civilian director to work alongside the academy’s commandant, and institute baseline physical and psychological screenings for recruits before the academy begins. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026 Admiral Kevin Lunday, commandant of the Coast Guard, said the discovery reconnects the service to a defining moment in its history. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026 Previously, warfare was about expensive platforms and precision strikes, driving a downsizing in military forces as countries increasingly relied on cutting-edge technology, said Blythe Crawford, former commandant of the RAF’s Air and Space Warfare Centre. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026 About 90 minutes after the lockdown took effect, the Naval Academy’s deputy commandant emailed students, telling them that as law enforcement worked to secure the school, a midshipman mistook police for a threat and engaged them, according to the official. — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for commandant
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  • The service is also working through practical challenges, including how drones will be deployed and maintained, how pilots will manage their workload, and how commanders can trust autonomous aircraft to behave predictably in complex environments.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The video shows Putin wearing military uniform and greeting senior Russian commanders.
    — Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
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