0 an officer who is in charge of a military organization or building, such as a prison for soldiers used during a war
1 an officer who is in charge of a military unit or school:
the commandant of West Point
As yet, they had not touched one of the enemy, and the young commandant was chagrined, anxious and annoyed.
I am commandant here, with power of life and death, and I tell you that he shall certainly die—and his blood will be on your head.
Lieutenant King, the commandant, wrote in good spirits, and spoke of meeting all his difficulties like a man determined to overcome them.
When the Portuguese commandant learned of this, he sent to the ruler of the island to demand those robbers who had mutinied on one of the king's ships.
Perhaps most noteworthy was the scarcity of farm labourers among the lieutenants, captains, and commandants who ran the movement in the parishes.
But freedom to move relies on settlement commandant issued travel documents.
To ensure nominal control of camps by the state, supervisory personnel such as the camp commandant are government officials. 10.