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Headquarters vs Premises - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between headquarters and premises

is that headquarters is the military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff while premises is plural of lang=enCategory:English plurals.

headquarters

English

Noun

(headquarters)
  • The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.
  • The center of an organization's operations or administration.
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  • A place of concentrated activity or influence.
  • Synonyms

    * HQ, * head office

    premises

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • (logic) English plurals
  • (plural only) land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place.
  • (legal, plural only) The subject of a conveyance or deed
  • Anagrams

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