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- Dictionarycom·mand·er in chief/kəˈmandər in CHēf/
noun
- 1. a head of state or officer in supreme command of a country's armed forces.
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Supreme commanding authority of a military
A commander-in-chief or supreme commander is the person who exercises supreme command and control over an armed force or a military branch. As a technical term, it refers to military competencies that reside in a country's executive leadership, a head of state, head of government, or other designated government official. Wikipedia