headquarters : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: headquarters	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for headquarters
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
headquarters n (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies have their headquarters in New York" Synonym(s): headquarters, central office, main office, home office, home base the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command; "the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents" Synonym(s): headquarters, HQ, military headquarters (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Headquarters \Head"quar`ters\, n. pl. [but sometimes used as a n. sing.] The quarters or place of residence of any chief officer, as the general in command of an army, or the head of a police force; the place from which orders or instructions are issued; hence, the center of authority or order. The brain, which is the headquarters, or office, of intelligence. --Collier.