commander-in-chief vs commander

commander-in-chief and commander both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
commander-in-chief	Yes	No	No	No
commander	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, commander is a hypernym of commander-in-chief; that is, commander is a word with a broader meaning than commander-in-chief:

Other hypernyms of commander-in-chief include commandant, commanding officer.

commander-in-chief (noun)	commander (noun)
the officer who holds the supreme command	an officer in command of a military unit
	a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain
	an officer in the airforce
	someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others