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Venue vs Headquarters - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between venue and headquarters

is that venue is a place, especially the one where a given event is to happen while 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.

venue

English

(wikipedia venue)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A place, especially the one where a given event is to happen.
  • (legal) A neighborhood or near place; the place or county in which anything is alleged to have happened; also, the place where an action is laid.
  • * The twelve men who are to try the cause must be of the same venue where the demand is made. --.
  • (obsolete) A bout; a hit; a turn. See venew.
  • (sports) Sport venue: a stadium or similar building in which a sporting competition is held.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=November 10 , author=Jeremy Wilson , title= England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report , work=Telegraph citation , page= , passage=With such focus from within the footballing community this week on Remembrance Sunday, there was something appropriate about Colchester being the venue for last night’s game. Troops from the garrison town formed a guard of honour for both sets of players, who emerged for the national anthem with poppies proudly stitched into their tracksuit jackets.}}

    Usage notes

    In certain cases, the court has power to change the venue, which is to direct the trial to be had in a different county from that where the venue is laid.

    Synonyms

    See come, and confer venew, veney.

    Hyponyms

    * stadium * arena

    Related terms

    * lay a venue * bienvenue ----

    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.
  • * {{quote-book, year=2006, author=
    • , title=Internal Combustion , chapter=1 citation , passage=As though on an incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's headquarters and facilities.}}
  • A place of concentrated activity or influence.

    • Synonyms

    * HQ, * head office

    Related terms

    * (US ) headquarter