headquarters

Definition

  • noun: a place from which something (such as a business or a military action) is controlled or directed
  • noun plural but singular or plural in construction: a place from which a commander performs the functions of command
  • synonyms: h.q., hq, head office

Examples

  • The company's 'headquarters' is/are in Atlanta.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) So, professor-- Officer Neveu. Please, pardon the interruption. This is not the time. I received the crime-scene jpegs at headquarters... ...and I've deciphered the code. It's a Fibonacci sequence. That's the code Sauni're left on the floor. Headquarters sent me (..)
    2006 The Da Vinci Code
  • (..) Others, an ultraconservative Christian secret society. -We are a simple Catholic church. -Simple? With a brand-new $-million headquarters in Manhattan. Our followers are generous, should we apologize for that? Perhaps a less defensive tack, Your Eminence. The press continue (..)
    2006 The Da Vinci Code