COMMANDER IN CHIEF

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The officer who holds the supreme command

Example:

in the U.S. the president is the commander in chief

Synonyms:

commander-in-chief; commander in chief; generalissimo

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("commander in chief" is a kind of...):

commandant; commander; commanding officer (an officer in command of a military unit)