headquarters

UK /ˌhɛdˈkwɔː.təz/ US /ˈhɛdˌkwɔɹ.tɚz/

noun 3

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

VERB + HEADQUARTERS

have

The company has its headquarters in a modern building downtown.

establish, set up

The charity established its headquarters in a small office building downtown last year.

open

The company decided to close its European headquarters and move operations to Asia.

PREP

at (the) ~

The manager made an important decision at headquarters before sending it to all the branch offices.

Definitions

noun

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

The center of an organization's operations or administration.

As though on an incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's headquarters and facilities.

The chicken chain’s parent company, Yum Brands, announced Tuesday that KFC’s corporate headquarters is leaving Kentucky for Texas, joining sister brand Pizza Hut’s offices in the Dallas suburb of Plano.

A place of concentrated activity or influence.

The head-quarters of the rebellion in the East were at a little town called Hui-lung.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the military installation from which a commander performs th

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

As though on an incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's headquarters and facilities.

Wiktionary

The head-quarters of the rebellion in the East were at a little town called Hui-lung.

Wiktionary

The general commanded him to report to headquarters.

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The corporate headquarters is in Los Angeles.

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I haven't visited the headquarters of Twitter.

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