commandant
(military) A military rank equivalent to major used in some countries, especially when derived from French usage.
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Tell me how you broke down sobbing in boot camp and the camp commandant checked you off as “indoctrinated for life”. Do you still fold your skivvies the way your DI screamed at you to during an 0400 barracks inspection?
Narcotrafic dans le Rhône: Yves Coubronne, ancien commandant de police, est l'invité de Bonsoir Lyon Narcotrafic dans le Rhône: Yves Coubronne, ancien commandant de police, est l'invité de Bonsoir Lyon
Squatting Noem living tent free in home of fired and evicted first female Coast Guard Commandant. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
🔴 🎥 Deux militaires ont trouvé la mort lors d'un accident de plongée survenu dans la nuit à Angers, lors d'un exercice organisé dans la Maine. On fait le point en vidéo avec le général Richoufftz, commandant du Géni…
Squatting Noem living in home of first female Coast Guard Commandant who was fired and evicted with 3 days notice by Trump. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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(military) A military rank equivalent to major used in some countries, especially when derived from French usage.
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(military) A commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division.
“Tell me how you broke down sobbing in boot camp and the camp commandant checked you off as “indoctrinated for life”. Do you still fold your skivvies the way your DI screamed at you to during an 0400 barracks inspection?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Narcotrafic dans le Rhône: Yves Coubronne, ancien commandant de police, est l'invité de Bonsoir Lyon Narcotrafic dans le Rhône: Yves Coubronne, ancien commandant de police, est l'invité de Bonsoir Lyon”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Squatting Noem living tent free in home of fired and evicted first female Coast Guard Commandant. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“🔴 🎥 Deux militaires ont trouvé la mort lors d'un accident de plongée survenu dans la nuit à Angers, lors d'un exercice organisé dans la Maine. On fait le point en vidéo avec le général Richoufftz, commandant du Génie d'Angers ⬇️”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Squatting Noem living in home of first female Coast Guard Commandant who was fired and evicted with 3 days notice by Trump. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(military, South Africa, historical) lieutenant-colonel.
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