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headquarters

head·quar·ters [ héd kwàwrtərz ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. commander's operational base: a military commander's central office, from which operations are controlled and orders issued
Napoleon's headquarters were in a disused windmill.
Headquarters is on the radio, wanting to know our precise position.

2. main office: the administrative center from which the affairs of an organization are directed

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