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Commandant vs Commodore - What's the difference?

commandant | commodore |

As nouns the difference between commandant and commodore

is that commandant is a commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division while commodore is (military|nautical) a naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.

commandant

English

(wikipedia commandant)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division.

    • commodore

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (military, nautical) A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
  • (nautical) A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.
  • (nautical) The president of a yacht club
  • (US, military, nautical) A commodore admiral
  • (US, military, nautical) A

    • Synonyms

    * (non-flag naval rank) senior captain, fleet captain, flag captain * (nautical) senior captain, fleet captain, flag captain, shipmaster senior grade * (flag naval rank) CDRE , COMO (abbreviation) * (naval rank) Cmdre , (abbreviation)

    Usage notes

    The equivalent army rank is brigadier, senior colonel, brigadier general, or lowest ranking general officer grade.

    Coordinate terms

    * brigadier