Phrase guide

command post

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The headquarters of a given unit; the operational base of a unit's commanding officer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: general headquarters, GHQ

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: headquarters, HQ, military headquarters

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: кома́нден пункт (kománden punkt) — headquarters of unit or commanding officer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 指揮所 /指挥所 (zhǐhuīsuǒ) — headquarters of unit or commanding officer
  • Finnish: päämaja — headquarters of unit or commanding officer
  • French: poste de commandement — headquarters of unit or commanding officer
  • German: Gefechtsstand — headquarters of unit or commanding officer
  • German: Kommandoposten — headquarters of unit or commanding officer
  • Hungarian: harcálláspont — headquarters of unit or commanding officer
  • Japanese: 指揮所 (shikijo) — headquarters of unit or commanding officer
  • Korean: 지휘소 (jihwiso) — headquarters of unit or commanding officer
  • Romanian: post de comandă — headquarters of unit or commanding officer
  • Russian: кома́ндный пункт (komándnyj punkt) — headquarters of unit or commanding officer
  • Russian: КП (KP) — headquarters of unit or commanding officer
  • Spanish: puesto de mando — headquarters of unit or commanding officer
  • Swedish: ledningsplats — headquarters of unit or commanding officer
  • Swedish: stabsplats — headquarters of unit or commanding officer
  • Swedish: ledningscentral — headquarters of unit or commanding officer
  • Swedish: sambandscentral — headquarters of unit or commanding officer