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Definition of Commodores

Commodore
Commodore Com"mo*dore`, n. [Prob. a corruption of commander, or Sp. comendador a knight of a military order who holds a commandery; also a superior of a monastery, fr. LL. commendare to command. Cf. Commend, Command, Commander.] 1. (U. S. Navy) An officer who ranks next above a captain; sometimes, by courtesy, the senior captain of a squadron. The rank of commodore corresponds with that of brigadier general in the army. 2. (British Navy) A captain commanding a squadron, or a division of a fleet, or having the temporary rank of rear admiral. 3. A title given by courtesy to the senior captain of a line of merchant vessels, and also to the chief officer of a yachting or rowing club. 4. A familiar for the flagship, or for the principal vessel of a squadron or fleet.

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- Commodores, often billed as The Commodores, is an American funk and soul group. The group's most successful period was in the late 1970s and early 1980s...
- The Vanderbilt Commodores football program represents Vanderbilt University in the sport of American football. The Commodores compete in the Football Bowl...
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- not only pla**** for the Commodores but also coached for the Commodores from 1936–1939; and Red Sanders, who led the Commodores from 1940–1942 and 1946–1948...
- since 1969. This was also the Commodores first win over a AP Top 5 opponent in program history. Vanderbilt Commodores at Kentucky Wildcats – Game summary...
- seven occasions. The Commodores also reached the top 10 no fewer than five times in the US with hit albums Commodores, Commodores Live!, Natural High,...
- Commodores is the fifth studio album by the Commodores, released in 1977. The album spent eight w****s at the top of the R&B/soul albums chart, the second...
- The low usage of CP/M on Commodores means that software houses saw no need to invest in mastering versions for the Commodore disk format. The C64 CP/M...
- "rear-commodore" and "port captain' or "international bridge member" in the same manner as board members. Commodores, vice-commodores and rear-commodores are...
- adopted. Canadian air commodores then became brigadier-generals. In official Canadian French usage, the rank title was commodore de l'air. The position...