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As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office in just over a week, the returning commander in chief has scheduled a busy weekend of meetings with House Republicans to discuss policy priorities for the incoming administration.
—Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Jan. 2025
Besides financially contributing to the fund, several top executives, including Google’s Sundar Pichai and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, have met with the incoming commander in chief at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s Florida residence.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
The rare gathering of commanders in chief offers an unusual moment of comity for the nation in a factionalized, hyper-partisan era.
—Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
Elon Musk The world’s richest man spent over $200 million to get Trump elected, was tapped to co-lead a still-undefined Department Of Government Efficiency and has become inseparable with the incoming commander in chief—reportedly renting out a cottage at Mar-A-Lago.
—Joe Walsh, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1654, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of commander in chief was
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“Commander in chief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commander%20in%20chief. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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commander in chief
: one who holds the supreme command of an armed force
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