high command
noun
1
: the supreme headquarters of a military force
2
: the highest leaders in an organization
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Yet the high command wished to avoid blame from the German people for losing the war.
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Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Biden’s high command continues to insist polls reflect a moment and not a movement.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 1 July 2024
But raising the age question was grounds for excommunication from the high command of the Biden orbit.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 28 June 2024
In the past, the courts have justified direct military takeovers and helped topple the governments of political leaders who had fallen foul of the military high command.
—Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2024
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Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Biden’s high command continues to insist polls reflect a moment and not a movement.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 1 July 2024
But raising the age question was grounds for excommunication from the high command of the Biden orbit.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 28 June 2024
In the past, the courts have justified direct military takeovers and helped topple the governments of political leaders who had fallen foul of the military high command.
—Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2024
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“High command.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20command. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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