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headquarters

plural noun

ˈhed-ˌkwȯ(r)-tərz

Definition of headquarters

as in seat

a place from which authority is exercised the headquarters of the newly established United States government was in New York City, the nation's first capital

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as in base

the place from which a commander runs operations the scout went straight to the large tent in the center of the camp, correctly assuming that it served as the division's headquarters

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Recent Examples of headquarters The design team for Viva is the same one creating Rams Village just a block away, which will feature the team's headquarters, training facility and more residential living on the 52-acre site. — Hunter Sowards, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Paramount prospect Georgia could be in the running for Paramount Skydance’s worldwide headquarters. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The event took place at the club's headquarters in Madrid, with president Florentino Pérez welcoming the coach. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 Playboy moved its headquarters to South Beach from Los Angeles last year. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026 The city is home to many SpaceX employees and is where the company's headquarters, launch site and rockets are located. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 Aug. 2026 Queen One’s Vision Centre is a 30,000-square-foot headquarters building at 25 Kent in Williamsburg. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026 Civic Life, showing artists’ portrayals of experience in the courthouse, the polling place, the political headquarters, and elsewhere. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 After being sold by Springer Nature to LabX Media Group in June, the publication will have a new headquarters. — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026

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