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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIGH COMMAND

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High command is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HIGH COMMAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

High command

The phrase high command may refer to: ▪ High Command of Capital Hanoi, Vietnam ▪ German Imperial Naval High Command, 1889-1899 German naval command ▪ High Command of Coastal Defence, World War I German coastal defence ▪ German High Command, World War II German armed forces command structure ▪ German Army High Command, de facto World War II German command on the Western front ▪ High Command Trial, post World War II war crimes trial ▪ Norwegian High Command, Norway's top military leadership from 1970 to 2003 ▪ Mobile Barracks of High Command, Chinese government regional office on behalf of a military commander...

Definition of high command in the English dictionary

The definition of high command in the dictionary is the commander-in-chief and senior officers of a nation's armed forces.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIGH COMMAND

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high board
high brass
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high chair
High Church
high comedian
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High Commission
high commissioner
high concept
high country
High Court
High Court judge
High Court of Justice
High Court of Justiciary
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WORDS THAT END LIKE HIGH COMMAND

Air Command
bomber command
chain of command
command
control command
demand
gourmand
in demand
law of supply and demand
Maritime Command
market demand
Mobile Command
on demand
remand
second-in-command
self-command
Strategic Air Command
summand
supply and demand
telecommand

Synonyms and antonyms of high command in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «high command» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIGH COMMAND

Find out the translation of high command to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of high command from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «high command» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

最高司令部
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alto mando
570 millions of speakers

English

high command
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आलाकमान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القيادة العليا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

командование
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alto comando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উচ্চ কমান্ড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

haut commandement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perintah tinggi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Oberkommando
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

最高司令部
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수뇌부
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dhuwur perintah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bộ tư lệnh tối cao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயர் கட்டளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उच्च आदेश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yüksek komuta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stato maggiore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dowództwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

командування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mare comandă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υψηλή εντολή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoë opdrag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kommando
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kommandoen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of high command

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH COMMAND»

The term «high command» is regularly used and occupies the 82.659 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH COMMAND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about high command

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIGH COMMAND»

Discover the use of high command in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to high command and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Inside Hitler's High Command
A look at the German High Command during World War II challenges the myth that the German Generals could have won the war had Hitler not interfered, and maps out the history and the personalities of the German Command Structure.
Geoffrey P. Megargee, 2000
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The Soviet High Command: A Military-political History, 1918-1941
First suffering catastrophic loss inflicted by the Wehrmacht, the Red Army had recovered sufficiently by December 1941 to defend Moscow and to counter-attack."--BOOK JACKET.
John Erickson, 2001
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Leaders of the Lost Cause: New Perspectives on the ...
Taken together, they form a fascinating portrait of the Confederate command. Includes essays on P G T Beauregard, Braxton Bragg, Samuel Cooper, John Bell Hood, Albert Sidney Johnston, Joseph E Johnston, Robert E Lee and Edmund Kirby Smith.
Gary W. Gallagher, Joseph T. Glatthaar, 2004
4
British Generals in the War of 1812: High Command in the Canadas
In British Generals in the War of 1812 Wesley Turner takes a fresh look at five British Generals - Sir George Prevost, Isaac Brock, Roger Sheaffe, Baron Francis de Rottenburg, and Gordon Drummond - who held the highest civil and military ...
W. Turner, 1999
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Prisoners of War and the German High Command: The British ...
The archival depth of the book ensures that it is a valuable resource for professional historians, while the presentation and analysis remain within the reach of the enthusiastic amateur."--BOOK JACKET.
Vasilis Vourkoutiotis, 2003
6
Congress Ministries Under the High Command Shadow
With reference to Bihar, 1952-1963.
Bameshwar Singh, 1988
7
Feuding Allies: The Private Wars of the High Command
Behind the solidarity lay raging conflicts that threatened to overrun each country involved. This book reveals the full extent of the internal conflicts that threatened the high command.
William Breuer, 2008
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The Soviet Civilian Leadership and the Military High ...
"This report charts the stormy course of high-level Soviet civil-military relations from 1976 to 1986; and it assesses the sources, dynamics, and implications of the policy debates and political conflicts that have occurred between members ...
Jeremy R. Azrael, 1987
9
The German High Command at War: Hindenburg and Ludendorff ...
During the first two years of World War I a German general called from obscure retirement, Paul Von Hindenburg, aided by his deputy, Erich Ludendorff, won imperial fame from his successful campaigns on the eastern front.
Robert Asprey, 2005
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The war within the Union high command: politics and ...
As this book reveals, professional generals viewed the war as a military problem,requiring battle-field solutions, while appointees (and President Lincoln) focused more emphatically on the broader political contours of the struggle.
Thomas Joseph Goss, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIGH COMMAND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term high command is used in the context of the following news items.
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Task force set up to probe policewoman's killing | News | Jamaica …
The Police High Command says a special task force has been set up to probe the death of Woman Constable Crystal Thomas. Thomas was ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
2
Jeremy Corbyn announces £10bn plan to scrap university tuition …
His populist stance came as Labour high command was close to hitting the panic button at suggestions that private polls were showing Corbyn ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Uniting state leaders in Rajasthan, MP and Chhattisgarh a big test …
Since Congress' loss of MP in 2003, the high command has unsuccessfully experimented with four different lightweight PCC chiefs. «Economic Times, Jul 15»
4
Danny Alexander: the Lib Dems and Labour must avoid becoming a …
Labour's descent into internal warfare on tax-credit reductions will no doubt have pleased the Tory high command more than anything else that ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
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Commissioner commits to bringing cop killers to justice - Latest …
The Police High Command has since assigned top-level investigators to bring the killers to justice and has since taken two suspects into ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
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Amarinder scotches 'rumours' on meeting Amit Shah - The Hindu
Singh said it was up to the party high command to decide when they want him to lead Congress in the State. Replying to a question whether he ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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Crisis deepens, AAP MPs to boycott party meeting - The Tribune
Batting for unity in the state unit, Dr Gandhi has given an ultimatum to the party high command to immediately dismantle the newly constituted ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
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Congress MLAs joined all-party Govt to have one voice for …
“We have come to know only from the news appeared in sections of local papers that the Party High Command had directed us (eight Congress ... «Asian Tribune, Jul 15»
9
Colombia's Santos Confirms FARC Cease-Fire Will Last 4 Months
Last Wednesday, the high command of Colombia's oldest and largest leftist guerrilla group, which was founded in 1964 and operates across a large swath of the ... «Latin American Herald Tribune, Jul 15»
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Congress CMs skip Modi meetings - The Telegraph
The development assumes significance against the backdrop of reports about the Congress high command's "directive" to skip the meetings to ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Jul 15»

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