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commandant vs commander-in-chief

commander-in-chief vs commandant

commandant and commander-in-chief both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
commandant Yes No No No
commander-in-chief Yes No No No
As nouns, commander-in-chief is a hyponym of commandant; that is, commander-in-chief is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than commandant:
  • commandant: an officer in command of a military unit
  • commander-in-chief: the officer who holds the supreme command
commandant (noun) commander-in-chief (noun)
an officer in command of a military unit the officer who holds the supreme command
Difference between commandant and commander-in-chief

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