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Definition headquarters in American English

headquarters noun

[plural] noun
/ˈhedˌkwɔrtərz/
1

the place where a company or organization has its main offices

Example

The UN headquarters are in New York.

Example

the St. Petersburg headquarters of the National Republican Party

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2

the place from which military action is controlled

Example

McCreery established his headquarters at Treviso, just north of Venice.

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2.1

used for referring to the people in charge of a military operation

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Definition headquarters in American English