Synonyms for commandant
ˌkɒm ənˈdænt, -ˈdɑnt, ˈkɒm ənˌdænt, -ˌdɑntcom·man·dant

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1. commanding officer, commandant, commandernoun

   an officer in command of a military unit

   Synonyms:
   air force officer, commander, commanding officer

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1. List of paraphrases for "commandant":

   commander, commanding, comandante, captain, skipper, co

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How to use commandant in a sentence?

1. Marine Corps:

   The commandant [Gen. David Berger] took adverse administration action against [Castellvi], the commandant personally and formally counseled him for his failure to properly train the Marines and sailors for whom he was entrusted and for the inadequate evaluation of the AAV platoon before it was attached to the 15th MEU.

2. Ray Mabus:

   Marines look after each other, Marines have each other's back. Look at what the commandant of the Marine Corps said about this, this makes us a less effective fighting force.

3. Robert Neller:

   I’m not going to sit here and duck around this thing, i’m not. I’m responsible. I’m the commandant. I own this.

4. Michael Bowe:

   We will now proceed to a real court and prove that Commandant [Gen. James F.] Amos and his generals illegally retaliated against Major Brezler because they were more concerned with politics and their careers than the lives of their Marines and the service of a good Marine who did the right thing, i look forward to their cross-examination.