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Definition of headquarters : 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.

Synonyms:

center of operations, post, military headquarters, main office, office of the commanding officer, home base, distributing center, base, club, meeting place, focus, quarters, station, cantonment, chief office, central place, center, base of operations, heart, place, police station, seat, HQ, home office, central office, complex, office, plate, hub, central station, home, installation, haunt, military station, meeting house, edge, home plate

Usage examples:

• We discovered absolutely nothing, and returned to our headquarters at Fondi so completely baffled that we did not know whither to turn our steps next. - "The Queen of Hearts", Wilkie Collins Last Updated: January 3, 2009.
• The natives of the Beecher party also withdrew a little way from those of Professor Bumper's organization, and then preparations for spending the night in the jungle went on in the rival headquarters. - "Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders or, The Underground Search for the Idol of Gold", Victor Appleton.
• The headquarters of his cattle business was at the Maltese Cross where Sylvane Ferris and Merrifield were in command. - "Roosevelt in the Bad Lands", Hermann Hagedorn.