high command

noun

1. the leadership or highest authority of a military command or other organization.
2. the highest headquarters of a military force.

high command

noun

1. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of a nation's armed forces

Word History and Origins

Origin of high command¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

The former president instead wants military leadership that mimics the Nazi high command.

From Los Angeles Times

Articles in the German press have pointed to the recorded use of the slogan by several high-ranking Nazis, including Adolf Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess and the head of the Wehrmacht high command, Wilhelm Keitel.

From BBC

Perhaps a bigger group in Labour high command is simply desperate for clarity one way or the other.

From BBC

Part of Israel’s defense is to prove that whatever politicians may have said in public was overruled by executive decisions and official orders from Israel’s war cabinet and its military’s high command.

From New York Times

“These advances have come at the expense of significant losses of equipment and personnel, which the Russian high command is willing to tolerate.”

From Washington Times

Related Words

• command post
• main office
• nerve center