headquarter

American

[hed-kwawr-ter, -kwaw-] / ˈhɛdˌkwɔr tər, -ˌkwɔ- /

verb (used with object)

to situate in headquarters.

verb (used without object)

to establish one's headquarters.

headquarter British

/ ˌhɛdˈkwɔːtə /

verb

informal to place in or establish as headquarters

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Etymology

Origin of headquarter

Back formation from headquarters

Example Sentences

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Facing continued upheaval at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Jay Bhattacharya, the new acting director, arrived at its Atlanta headquarters last week to steady the ship.

From The Wall Street Journal

The country's naval headquarters, he said, was "largely destroyed."

From Barron's

The activists had demonstrated Wednesday outside Fendi's Milan headquarters where its runway show took place.

From Barron's

A man who left a fake stick of dynamite outside the headquarters of MI5 has been found guilty of carrying out a bomb hoax.

From BBC

Huge plumes of black smoke were seen rising from an area near the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain.

From BBC

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