headquarters

英 [hed'kwɔːtəz] 美['hɛdkwɔrtɚz]

• n. 总部；指挥部；司令部

1. (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise;

"many companies have their headquarters in New York"

2. (usually plural) the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command;

"the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents"

3. (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff