headquarters

Headquarters — (HQ) denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are concentrated. The corporate headquarters is the entity at the top of a corporation taking full responsibility managing all business activities. In …   Wikipedia

Headquarters — Head quar ters ( kw[add]r t[ e]rz), n. pl. [but sometimes used as a n. sing.] 1. 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

headquarters — 1> употр. с гл. в ед. и мн. ч. воен. штаб; орган управления войсками, штаб квартира Ex: General H. ставка, главное командование 2> главное управление; штаб квартира, главная квартира Ex: police headquarters главное полицейское управление Ex:… …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

headquarters — noun; pl., also as sg. 1) mil. штаб; штаб квартира; орган уп равления войсками 2) главное управление, центр; центральный орган (какой л.организации) 3) источник (сведений и т. п.) …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

headquarters — I noun base, base camp, base of authority, base of operations, center, center of authority, center of operations, central station, chief office, distributing center, home base, home office, main office, manager s office, praetorium, residence,… …   Law dictionary

headquarters — /hed kwawr teuhrz, kwaw /, n., pl. headquarters. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) 1. a center of operations, as of the police or a business, from which orders are issued; the chief administrative office of an organization: The operatives were always …   Universalium

headquarters — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: 1647 1. a place from which a commander performs the functions of command 2. the administrative center of an enterprise …   New Collegiate Dictionary

headquarters — штабквартира – central headquarters – headquarters plant …   Англо-русский технический словарь

headquarters — noun /ˌhɛdˈkwɔːtəz,ˈhɛdˌkwɔɹtəz/ a) The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff b) The center of a organizations operations or …   Wiktionary

Headquarters — 1) Общая лексика: главная контора 2) Химическое оружие: штаб (HQ) …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь