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the commandant of a naval district
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Watch on Max The Zone of Interest In 1943, Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel) was the commandant of Auschwitz who spent his days playing god with the lives of the concentration camp’s innocent prisoners.
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Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
After suffering numerous beatings for engaging the children, the clown is used by the camp commandant as a Pied Piper to help load the children on boxcars to Auschwitz.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024
When the hearing concludes, recommendations will be submitted to the Coast Guard’s commandant.
—Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2024
Coast Guard officials said the agency’s commandant would make a final decision on a referral of criminal charges to the Justice Department.
—Ray Sanchez, Graham Hurley and Caroline Jaime, CNN, 29 Sep. 2024
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Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
After suffering numerous beatings for engaging the children, the clown is used by the camp commandant as a Pied Piper to help load the children on boxcars to Auschwitz.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024
When the hearing concludes, recommendations will be submitted to the Coast Guard’s commandant.
—Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2024
Coast Guard officials said the agency’s commandant would make a final decision on a referral of criminal charges to the Justice Department.
—Ray Sanchez, Graham Hurley and Caroline Jaime, CNN, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Commandant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commandant. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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commandant
noun
com·man·dant
ˈkäm-ən-ˌdant 
-ˌdänt
: an officer in command
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