commandant

BrE /kəˈmɑːndənt/ AmE /kəˈmændənt/

noun en → es

1 COMMANDER [singular] B2

a person in charge of a military camp or prison

comandante, jefe

  • the commandant of somewhere

Collocations commandant of the prison · commandant of the military camp

  • The new commandant of the prison is a strict disciplinarian.

    El nuevo comandante de la prisión es un disciplinador estricto.

2 LEADER [singular] B1

a person who leads or commands a group of people, especially in a military context

líder, comandante

  • the commandant of an organization

Collocations commandant of the academy · commandant of the battalion

  • He was appointed as the commandant of the military academy.

    Fue nombrado comandante de la academia militar.