Headquarters

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Headquarters \Head"quar`ters\ (-kw[add]r`t[~e]rz), n. pl. [but
     sometimes used as a n. sing.]
     1. 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.


        [1913 Webster]
  
              The brain, which is the headquarters, or office, of
              intelligence.                         --Collier.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The main office from which an organization such as a
        commercial enterprise is managed; -- usually where the
        chief executive officer works.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  headquarters
       n 1: (usually plural) the office that serves as the
            administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies
            have their headquarters in New York" [syn: {central
            office}, {main office}, {home office}, {home base}]
       2: (usually plural) the military installation from which a
          commander performs the functions of command; "the
          general's headquarters were a couple of large tents" [syn:
           {HQ}, {military headquarters}]
       3: (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the
          headquarters staff

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  34 Moby Thesaurus words for "headquarters":
     CP, GHQ, HQ, base, base of operations, booking office, box office,
     branch, branch office, cabinet, center of authority,
     central administration, central office, central station, chambers,
     chancellery, chancery, closet, command post, company headquarters,
     consulate, corporate headquarters, den, embassy, executive office,
     general headquarters, home office, legation, main office, office,
     seat, shop, study, ticket office