headquarters
noun
head·quar·ters
ˈhed-ˌkwȯ(r)-tərz 
-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
the headquarters of the newly established United States government was in New York City, the nation's first capital
the scout went straight to the large tent in the center of the camp, correctly assuming that it served as the division's headquarters
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Arizona, where Kirk relocated Turning Point USA's headquarters in 2018, has become the epicenter of tributes and vigils.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
This book contains rules for building headquarters for any super team with facilities that can affect game play.
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The automaker's new world headquarters, designed by global architectural firm Snøhetta with global design and engineering consultancy firm Arcadis, will be located about a mile west of its current world headquarters building.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
The exterior of the Providence School Department headquarters in Providence, RI on April 25, 2019.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
This book contains rules for building headquarters for any super team with facilities that can affect game play.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The automaker's new world headquarters, designed by global architectural firm Snøhetta with global design and engineering consultancy firm Arcadis, will be located about a mile west of its current world headquarters building.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
The exterior of the Providence School Department headquarters in Providence, RI on April 25, 2019.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for headquarters
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“Headquarters.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headquarters. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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headquarters
singular or plural noun
head·quar·ters
ˈhed-ˌkwȯ(r)t-ərz
(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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