Admiral and Commandant

Admiral

Admiral noun - The supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral.
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Synonyms for Admiral

Commandant and admiral are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Commandant" instead a noun "Admiral".

Nearby Words: admiration, admired, admiralty

Commandant

Commandant noun - One in official command especially of a military force or base.
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Synonyms for Commandant

Admiral and commandant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Admiral" instead a noun "Commandant".

Nearby Words: command, commanding, commander

Both words in one sentence

  • In the Season 1 episode "Coming of Age", Picard is offered a promotion to admiral and the position of commandant of Starfleet Academy.
  • Call Back Rear Admiral Taurik, the commandant of 40 Eridani A Starfleet Construction Yards, is the same Vulcan engineering officer who appeared in TNG: "Lower Decks" forty years earlier.
    Source: Call Back
  • Red Shirt: Admiral Yarlin Dao is introduced as Eleya's former superior (he was the Commandant of Bajoran Militia Space Arm, then transferred to Starfleet when his home service was shut down), only to Going Down with the Ship a page later.
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