headquarters
US: /ˈhɛdˌkɔɹtɝz/, /ˈhɛdˌkwɔɹtɝz/
UK: /hɛdkwˈɔːtəz/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
headquarters /'hed'kwɔ:təz/- danh từ số nhiều
- (quân sự) sự chỉ huy, tổng hành dinh
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun[U+sing./pl. v., C] (plural headquarters) (abbreviation HQ) a place from which an organization or a military operation is controlled; the people who work there: The firm's headquarters is / are in London. + Several companies have their headquarters in the area. + I'm now based at headquarters. + police headquarters + Headquarters in Dublin has / have agreed. + There seems to be a rift between party headquarters and Downing Street.
Collocation
ADJ.
international, local, national, regional | permanent | temporary | field | enemy | rebel | administrative, campaign, operational | army, military | police | business, company, corporate, group | party
VERB + HEADQUARTERS
have
The organization has its headquarters in Brussels.
| establish, set up
The company has set up its European headquarters in the UK.
| open | close
They're planning to close their headquarters in Washington.
PREP.
at (the) ~
They're very worried about this at headquarters. She works at the company's headquarters.
Concise dictionary
noun+(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
+the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command
+(plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff
