headquarters

/ˈhedˌkwɔːtəz/ noun [C] (plural headquarters) (abbreviation HQ) MANAGEMENT, WORKPLACE

Definition

› [C] the main office or centre of control of a company or organization: The company has its European headquarters in Brussels.

› [U] the management team who work at a headquarters: Regional managers are mostly free to operate without interference from headquarters.

(Definition of headquarters noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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