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headquarters

 noun
     
Related topics: Offices, Military
head‧quar‧ters W3 abbreviation HQ plural headquarters [countable]
1BBO the main building or offices used by a large company or organization:
the headquarters of the United Nations
2PM the place from which military operations are controlled
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