Sentence examples for commander title from inspiring English sources

And Mr. Von Essen said he would probably just abolish the commander title, at least for now, and distribute the administrative tasks among an expanded group of chiefs.

In letters they submitted at the request of their union, the Uniformed Fire Officers Association, the chiefs asked to be relieved of the "commander" title and excused from the administrative chores that accompanied it, like attending staff meetings at headquarters.

("Master and Commander" is the title of the first novel in the series).

A narrow majority wants the king to retain the title Commander of the Faithful, and to lead the army.

For this he earned the title "Commander Crackpot" (although crime rates generally fell in his area, and there was evidence of widespread community support).

For centuries, Moroccan kings, revered by Muslims across west Africa, have led the Tijaniyyah school of Sufism and taken the title Commander of the Believers.

The Iranian military's announcement that Dr. Abbasi had been given a new title, commander of the Crisis Management Center for Nuclear and Radiation Accidents, was reported by Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency.

Under the early empire, in the 1st and 2nd centuries ad, a province containing one or more legions was governed by a military commander with the title legatus Augusti pro praetore (propraetorian legate of the emperor).

At a stroke, Hassan added popularity to the respect that came with a royal lineage stretching back to the Prophet Muhammad each Moroccan king carries the title "commander of the faithful".

Mr. Almeida was one of several Cuban vice presidents and had been among only three surviving rebel leaders who still bore the honorary title "Commander of the Revolution" — a title reserved for top leaders of rebel troops under Mr. Castro's command in the 1950s.

The etymology of the title ("commander") suggests that voivodes had significant military duties.