as in headquarters
the place from which a commander runs operations
a historic home that for a time served as Washington's command post during the American Revolution
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Recent Examples of command post
This command post is basically three desks, a conference table and four big TVs on the wall in a building near the courthouse.
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Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025
Strykers Variants of these eight-wheeled, armored vehicles can carry infantry soldiers, mortars, command posts and act as ambulances.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Ukraine's military has frequently used the weapons, often targeting Russia's most advanced anti-aircraft missile systems and command posts.
—Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Area residents were told to shelter in place, and a team that included Craig police and law enforcement officers from the BLM and Colorado Parks and Wildlife set up an incident command post in Cedar Mountain’s lower parking lot.
—Max Levy, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025
Strykers Variants of these eight-wheeled, armored vehicles can carry infantry soldiers, mortars, command posts and act as ambulances.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Ukraine's military has frequently used the weapons, often targeting Russia's most advanced anti-aircraft missile systems and command posts.
—Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Area residents were told to shelter in place, and a team that included Craig police and law enforcement officers from the BLM and Colorado Parks and Wildlife set up an incident command post in Cedar Mountain’s lower parking lot.
—Max Levy, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for command post
base
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This heady pick is grounded in pink pepper and sugar, laced with cashmere, and dries down to a soft vanilla-sandalwood base.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
15 July 2025
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This mechanical demand helps establish a more stable base of institutional investors.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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