Commandant
Commandant noun - One in official command especially of a military force or base.
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Synonyms for Commandant
General and commandant are semantically related. in female or male topic. In some cases you can use "General" instead a noun "Commandant", when it comes to topics like officer in command.
General
General noun - A fact about the whole (as opposed to particular).
Commandant and general are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Commandant" instead a noun "General".
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Later, Butler would become something between Colonel Bad Ass and Four Star Bad Ass, having been promoted to a two-star general and the commandant of the Marine Corps.
Source: Majorly Awesome - Since he was a General and Commandant is a Colonel's billet, he took a demotion (though it's stated that he will be promoted back up when he retires).
Source: Rank Up - General Isamu Yokoyama, commandant of the last major Imperial Japanese force after the nuking of Nikko, the last junta capital.
Source: Literature / Decisive Darkness
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