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
The commandant has prohibited their use for a similar purpose in the future.
He was not the commandant, he was a sort of farm manager.
I have no doubt that a great deal of control will be given to local commandants.
It is obvious that convoy commandants would not tolerate any examination of the convoyed ships.
Commandants have adequate disciplinary powers to deal with those whose labour is unsatisfactory.
Any speaker may be invited to lecture by the commandant of a school or by the commander-in-chief or district commander.
The delegates made it clear that they also interviewed other, wounded prisoners, the chief medical officer, and the camp commandant.
Disciplinary proceedings are, however, being started against the camp commandant and his second-in-command, and they have been interdicted from duty.