commander in chief
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++comˌmander in ˈchief noun (plural commanders in chief) [countable usually singular] PMsomeone of high rank who is in control of all the military organizations in a country or of a specific military activity 总司令；最高统帅 The king or queen is commander in chief of the British armed forces. 女王是英国军队的最高统帅。
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commander in chief• They also may target his qualifications as commander in chief and past opposition to balanced-budget amendments and Social Security reform ideas.• Soon after the coup, Reza Khan became minister of war and defacto commander in chief of the armed forces.• Lahoud, formerly commander in chief of the army, uses officers he has appointed to key posts as his power base.• The first duty of a soldier is to obey her commander in chief.• Her commander in chief is the greatest and most powerful man in the world.• Today he is commander in chief of the Khmer Rouge guerrilla army.• The move was initiated by 12 active generals, including the army's commander in chief, General Ricardo Brinzoni.• He had to do something for the commander in chief.comˌmander in ˈchief nounChineseSyllable
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commander in chief
comˌmander in ˈchief
noun (plural commanders in chief) [countable usually singular]
someone of high rank who is in control of all the military organizations in a country or of a specific military activity:
The Queen is Commander in Chief of the British armed forces.
comˌmander in ˈchief
noun (plural commanders in chief) [countable usually singular]someone of high rank who is in control of all the military organizations in a country or of a specific military activity: