commander-in-chief
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commander-in-chief
noun commanders-in-chief · C-in-C · commander in chief
- Supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country. For, [Scipio] being Commaunder in chiefe, ouer an Armie; (Latin original: praeesse autem suo nomine exercitui)
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noun supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country
| Español | comandante en jefe |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 총사령관 chongsaryeonggwan |
| 日本語 | 最高指揮官 saikō shikikan, 総司令官 sōshireikan |
| 中文 | 總司令 /总司令 zǒngsīlìng |
| हिन्दी | प्रधान सेनापति pradhān senāpati, सेनापति senāpati, कमांडर इन चीफ़ kamāṇḍar in cīf |
| Português | comandante em chefe |
| Français | commandant en chef |
| Deutsch | Oberbefehlshaber, OB |
| Italiano | comandante in capo, comandate supremo |
| Ελληνικά | αρχιστράτηγος archistrátigos |
| Română | comandant suprem, comandant-șef |
| Русский | главнокома́ндующий glavnokomándujuščij |
| Tiếng Việt | tổng tư lệnh |
| العربية | رَئِيس أَرْكَان raʔīs ʔarkān |
| עברית | רָמַטְכָּ״ל \ רמטכ״ל ramatkál, שַׂר צָבָא sar tsavá |
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