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  

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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. Mitch McConnell:

   This far-left Black Lives Matter activist and defund-the-police cheerleader walked into a Jewish Democrat’s campaign headquarters and opened fire, but guess what: He’s already been let out of jail. He's already been let out of jail.

2. Luc Pierre:

   Gunmen in military fatigue attacked police headquarters around 2:30 a.m., they beat several police officers and took away a number of weapons.

3. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman:

   We’ve discovered that Domino’s headquarters was intensely involved in store operations and even caused many of these violations.

4. Bambang Soelistyo:

   The ship had 122 people on board. The team from our headquarters ... all that we have, we are deploying there but we're facing high waves.

5. Special Counsel Carolyn Lerner:

   The lack of accountability in these cases stands in stark contrast to disciplinary actions taken against VA whistleblowers, the VA has attempted to fire or suspend whistleblowers for minor indiscretions and, often, for activity directly related to the employee's whistleblowing. While OSC has worked with VA headquarters to rescind the disciplinary actions in these cases, the severity of the initial punishments chills other employees from stepping forward to report concerns.