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commander in chiefship

commander in chiefship is the alternative form of commander-in-chiefship.

Meaning of commander-in-chiefship

Noun

commander-in-chiefship (plural commander-in-chiefships)

  1. The office and period of tenure of a commander-in-chief.
    • A misconception as to the nature of the commander-in-chiefship has somehow crept into the prevailing pattern of our thinking.2009, Wilfred E Binkley, The Man in the Whitehouse: His Powers and Duties, page 226

Forms of commander in chiefship

pluralcommander in chiefships

Origin of commander in chiefship

From commander in chief + -ship.

Questions about commander in chiefship

What is commander in chiefship the alternative form of?
Commander in chiefship is the alternative form of commander-in-chiefship.

Words near commander in chiefship in the dictionary

  1. commandees
  2. commandement
  3. commandements
  4. commander
  5. commander in chief
  6. commander in chiefship
  7. Commander Islands
  8. Commander of the Faithful
  9. commander-in-chief
  10. commander-in-chiefship
  11. commanderess

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