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Definition of High command
1. Noun. The highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military).
Specialized synonyms: Shape, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Generic synonyms: Leaders, Leadership
Lexicographical Neighbors of High Command
Literary usage of High command
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the World War by Frank Herbert Simonds (1919)
"There was no thought in the minds of the French high command of launching any
general or considerable thrust; their purpose was solely to relieve Verdun ..."
2. The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1865)
"... to join the South, and was offered a high command ; but he refused firmly and
indignantly, and threw his whole soul into the cause of the Union. ..."
3. The War of Positions by Paul Jean Louis Azan (1917)
"... of the high command in an Offensive The Commander-in-Chief chooses the zones of
... high command ..."
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