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Definition headquarters in British English

headquarters noun

[plural] noun
/hedˈkwɔː(r)tə(r)z/
1

the place where a company or organization has its main offices: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

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: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

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: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

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Definition headquarters in British English