Headquarters Meaning
/ˌhɛdˈk(w)ɔː.təz/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.
nounThe center of an organization's operations or administration.
Sentence Examples
The general commanded him to report to headquarters.
The corporate headquarters is in Los Angeles.
The global technology firm decided to move its headquarters to Chicago.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The company's global ____ is located in the center of the city.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The police station serves as the ____ for all emergency operations in the entire district.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head English quarters English headquarters From head + quarters.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"As though on an incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's headquarters and facilities."
— 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion:
"The chicken chain’s parent company, Yum Brands, announced Tuesday that KFC’s corporate headquarters is leaving Kentucky for Texas, joining sister brand Pizza Hut’s offices in the Dallas suburb of Plano."
— 2025 February 19, Jordan Valinsky, “KFC is leaving Kentucky”, in CNN Business:
"The head-quarters of the rebellion in the East were at a little town called Hui-lung."
— [1888 [1887 March 1], “The Great Mahomedan Rebellion in Yunnan”, in The China Review, volume XVI, →OCLC, page 85:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The company's global ____ is located in the center of the city.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The police station serves as the ____ for all emergency operations in the entire district.