general command sth

Frequency: 6.89.5 per million words

To have official control and authority over a military unit or operation.

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Examples (10)

  • The general commands the 3rd Infantry Division.
  • During the siege, the general commanded the northern brigade.
  • At present, the general is commanding a joint peacekeeping operation.
  • The newly appointed general will command all forces in the coastal district.
  • For two years, the general has commanded mechanized units along the border.
  • In this advisory post, the general does not command any combat troops.
  • By statute, the general commands the regional garrison in emergencies.
  • Earlier in her career, the general commanded a reconnaissance battalion.
  • Which formations does the general command during humanitarian deployments?
  • By dawn, the general had already commanded three coordinated operations.