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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Headquarters \Head"quar`ters\, n. pl [but sometimes used as a n. sing.] The quarters or place of residence of any chief officer, as the general in command of an army, or the head of a police force; the place from which orders or instructions are issued; hence the center of authority or order The brain, which is the headquarters, or office, of intelligence. --Collier. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: headquarters n 1: the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise [syn: {central office}, {main office}, {home office}] 2: the place from which a commander performs the functions of command; "his headquarters were a couple of large tents" [syn: {HQ}, {military headquarters}] 3: a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff
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