Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation general headquarters

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  • initialism General Headquarters
  • initialism General Health Questionnaire

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  • noun military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces

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Examples

  • Was it possible he might call GHQ to check with Billy's father?

    The Key to Rebecca Follett, Ken, 1949- 1980

  • 'I heard it was part of something called the GHQ line,' said the landlord.

    Operation Sea Lion Cox, Richard 1974

  • 254 Ken Follett take the first available opportunity of calling GHQ and contacting Jakes.

    The Key to Rebecca Follett, Ken, 1949- 1980

  • Perhaps you should call GHQ and speak to the major yourself, "He indicated the phone.

    The Key to Rebecca Follett, Ken, 1949- 1980

  • Of course, for most run-of-the-mill English officers, who were largely pro-Arab anyhow and against more Jewish immigration to Palestine at this crucial time, such language was blasphemous bordering on "treason" and just increased the number of enemies he always seemed to accumulate at GHQ's.

    Robert Eisenman: Who Killed Orde Wingate? Robert Eisenman 2011

  • Once back in Cairo, Wingate's report of the Ethiopian Campaign Wavell now having departed was flatly rejected at GHQ and all those he recommended for DSO's denied.

    Robert Eisenman: Who Killed Orde Wingate? Robert Eisenman 2011

  • Once back in Cairo, Wingate's report of the Ethiopian Campaign Wavell now having departed was flatly rejected at GHQ and all those he recommended for DSO's denied.

    Robert Eisenman: Who Killed Orde Wingate? Robert Eisenman 2011

  • Of course, for most run-of-the-mill English officers, who were largely pro-Arab anyhow and against more Jewish immigration to Palestine at this crucial time, such language was blasphemous bordering on "treason" and just increased the number of enemies he always seemed to accumulate at GHQ's.

    Robert Eisenman: Who Killed Orde Wingate? Robert Eisenman 2011

  • Of course, for most run-of-the-mill English officers, who were largely pro-Arab anyhow and against more Jewish immigration to Palestine at this crucial time, such language was blasphemous bordering on "treason" and just increased the number of enemies he always seemed to accumulate at GHQ's.

    Robert Eisenman: Who Killed Orde Wingate? Robert Eisenman 2011

  • Once back in Cairo, Wingate's report of the Ethiopian Campaign Wavell now having departed was flatly rejected at GHQ and all those he recommended for DSO's denied.

    Robert Eisenman: Who Killed Orde Wingate? Robert Eisenman 2011

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