Examples of commandant in a Sentence
the commandant of a naval district
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The best recent representation of this phenomenon is The Zone of Interest, Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar-winning film about the family of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel).
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TIME, 8 May 2024
The children’s book follows 9-year-old Bruno, a German boy whose father has just been promoted to commandant at Auschwitz.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024
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TIME, 8 May 2024
The children’s book follows 9-year-old Bruno, a German boy whose father has just been promoted to commandant at Auschwitz.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024
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“Commandant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commandant. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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commandant
noun
com·man·dant
ˈkäm-ən-ˌdant 
-ˌdänt
: an officer in command
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