Synonyms for headquarters
ˈhɛdˌkwɔr tərz, -ˌkwɔ-head·quar·ters

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1. headquartersnoun

   Synonyms:
   head office, HQ, h.q.

2. headquartersnoun

   The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff

   Synonyms:
   HQ, h.q., head office

3. headquartersnoun

   The center of an organization's operations or administration

   Synonyms:
   h.q., head office, HQ

4. headquartersnoun

   A place of concentrated activity or influence

   Synonyms:
   head office, HQ, h.q.

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1. headquarters, central office, main office, home office, home basenoun

   (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise

   "many companies have their headquarters in New York"

   Synonyms:
   central office, military headquarters, home, home plate, main office, home office, home base, plate

2. headquarters, HQ, military headquartersnoun

   the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command

   "the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents"

   Synonyms:
   central office, home base, home office, main office, military headquarters

3. headquartersnoun

   (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff

   Synonyms:
   central office, home base, home office, main office, military headquarters

Matched Categories

1. • Military
   • Military Installation
   • Military Unit
   • Office

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1. head office

   noun, plural headquarters (used with a singular or plural verb).

   the master is not in, he's gone to headquarters.

   Submitted by acronimous on July 4, 2018  

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "headquarters":

   seat, hq, siege, headquarter, sits, seats, sede, seating, nhq, barracks, hqs, headquarters-based, headquartered, command, secretariat

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1. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon:

   If we're serious about tackling ISIL, in the end we have to be prepared to strike at ISIL headquarters, which is in Syria, not Iraq.

2. Patrick Pouyanne:

   I am convinced that for some of my colleagues, their headquarters will leave France if laws like that are passed.

3. Michael Bagdes-Canning:

   We went to Wilmington in June to send JPMorganChase a message - 15 of us elders were arrested in front of their credit card headquarters in rocking chairs. At that time we were demanding that Chase quit funding fossil projects. We at Occupy Biden had the same message - we called on President Biden to declare a climate emergency and to end all new fossil projects.

4. Farid Haibat:

   The Taliban burnt parts of the headquarters of the National Directorate of Security and the customs office, and according to my information, they reached the central provincial prison as well.

5. Anthony Johndrow:

   There will probably be a lot of Floridas, companies have negotiated special privileges from tax payments and moved their headquarters accordingly.