Comrade vs Commander - What's the difference?
comrade | commander |
A mate, companion, or associate.
A companion in battle; fellow soldier.
A fellow socialist, communist or other very politically leftist person.
To associate with in a friendly way.
* Mark Twain, The Mysterious Stranger
One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.
A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain.
One who exercises control and direction over a group of persons.
A designation or rank in certain non-military organizations such as NASA and various police forces.
(obsolete) The chief officer of a commandry.
A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc.
A rank within an honorary order: e.g. Commander of the Legion of Honour.
As nouns the difference between comrade and commander
is that comrade is a mate, companion, or associate while commander is one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.As a verb comrade
is to associate with in a friendly way.comrade
English
(wikipedia comrade)Noun
(en noun)- Hello, comrade . Are you going to the CCP meeting?
- Comrade Lenin inspired our people to undertake great works.
Synonyms
* see also * (title) compare sister, brother * battle buddy * tovarishchVerb
(comrad)- But she was happy, for she was far away under another sky, and comrading again with her Rangers, and her animal friends, and the soldiers.