headquarters

noun

head·​quar·​ters ˈhed-ˌkwȯ(r)-tərz How to pronounce headquarters (audio)
-ˌkȯr-,
(ˈ)hed-ˈkwȯ(r),
-ˈkȯr-
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
1
: a place from which a commander performs the functions of command
2
: the administrative center of an enterprise

Examples of headquarters in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) simultaneously negotiated during those same days at the IATSE West Coast headquarters in Burbank. Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2024 Shortly afterwards, in 2020, Srinivas ended up working at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, as a research intern working on machine learning for computer vision. Lauren Goode, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024 The city has been contemplating a replacement headquarters at the direction of Mayor Todd Gloria. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2024 As this particular track plays over a Sonos speaker in a conference room in Suno’s temporary headquarters, steps away from the Harvard campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, even some of the people behind the technology are ever-so-slightly unnerved. Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2024 At least 25 are located in Hermosillo, Sonora, including its headquarters. Paula Soria, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2024 The celebration was held in the lobby of Applied Materials Building 1, which was its original headquarters in Santa Clara, and the sounds of a jazz trio provided by San Jose Jazz filled the lobby — much to the confusion and delight of employees walking past. Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024 Protesters march downtown as Biden visits A crowd of roughly 125 people gathered with Palestinian flags and signs in Red Arrow Park, then marched along on downtown streets in an effort to get close to Biden, who was attending the opening of his campaign headquarters. Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024 Being from a cold-weather city like Philadelphia made Miami attractive to Lindsay as a headquarters for his company. Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1622, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of headquarters was in 1622

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“Headquarters.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headquarters. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

headquarters

noun singular or plural
head·​quar·​ters ˈhed-ˌkwȯ(r)t-ərz How to pronounce headquarters (audio)
(ˈ)hed-ˈkwȯ(r)t-ərz
1
: a place from which a commander exercises command
2
: the governing and directing center of an organization

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