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Commander-in-chief
Supreme commanding authority of a military / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"CINC" redirects here. For other uses, see CINC (disambiguation) and Commander in Chief (disambiguation).
A commander-in-chief or supreme commander is the person who exercises supreme command and control over an armed force or a military branch. As a technical term, it refers to military competencies that reside in a country's executive leadership, a head of state, head of government, or other designated government official.