C. in C.

or C-in-C

abbreviation for

1. Commander in Chief.

C in C

abbreviation for

1. Commander in Chief

Example Sentences

We understand that as the C in C, sometimes what he says has import, but more often his rhetoric is for political consumption alone.

From New York Times

A consideration of these facts induced the C. in C. to change his original intention of making a stand behind the Le Cateau road, and he decided to continue his retirement to the single line of rail which runs from St. Quentin to Roisel, where his force would be once more in line.

From Project Gutenberg

General Sordet was at Avesnes with three divisions of French cavalry, and the C. in C.—with all the persuasion possible—put the urgency of the situation before him.

From Project Gutenberg

To which the C. in C. replied that he must do the best he could, but that he could give him no support from the 1st A.C., that corps being effectively cut off by natural obstacles from the scene of action.

From Project Gutenberg

The original intention of the C. in C. had been to make a stand along this road.

From Project Gutenberg