Synonyms of headquarters

headquarters

plural noun

ˈhed-ˌkwȯ(r)-tərz 

1

as in seat

a place from which authority is exercised

the headquarters of the newly established United States government was in New York City, the nation's first capital

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seat
• center
• command
• capital
• home
• high command

2

as in base

the place from which a commander runs operations

the scout went straight to the large tent in the center of the camp, correctly assuming that it served as the division's headquarters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• base
• home
• command
• command post
• seat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of headquarters

Cotton House Hotel is set in a historic building that dates back to the 19th century, and was first built as a private palace before being converted into the headquarters of the Cotton Textile Foundation. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

To mark the 10-year anniversary of Zaha Hadid’s death, the Zaha Hadid Foundation is reopening the architect’s former headquarters on October 29. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Its headquarters were left smoldering on the banks of the Nile. — Abdelrahman Elgendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

At six o’clock on a June Wednesday morning in Century City, a group of Neon executives gathered at the headquarters of CAA for a secret screening. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

About 150 demonstrators gathered outside the California Department of Human Resources headquarters in downtown Sacramento on July 22, 2026, protesting over telework and wages as labor negotiations continued without a deal. — Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026

After the bank in 2019 merged with BB&T and became Truist, moving its headquarters to Charlotte, North Carolina, Dukes opted to stay in Atlanta. — Kelly Yamanouchi, AJC.com, 5 Oct. 2026

There is a famous photo of Khrushchev standing at the central podium of the UN headquarters, wielding a shoe in his right hand. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026

And speaking of unsustainability, those ships are currently operating around the clock with a 2,200-mile-long supply line from Diego Garcia due to Iran’s destruction of the Fifth Fleet’s headquarters in Bahrain. — David Faris, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026