HQ
Main office abbreviation
HQ is an abbreviation for headquarters—the central location from which an organization operates.
It appears in military, corporate, and casual contexts: Report back to HQ, The company moved its HQ to Austin.
In informal use, HQ can mean any home base: My apartment is HQ for the weekend.
Enclosed roofed structure
- officeProfessional work location
- complexHaving many interconnected parts
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- facilitySkill or equipped premises
center · hub · campus · compound · station · bureau · agency · outpost
Central connection point
- coreCentral essential portion
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- nucleusCentral controlling part
- epicenterPoint above seismic origin
focal · pivot · anchor · nexus · mothership · flagship · primary · principal
Authoritative instruction given
- barracksSoldiers' residential building
- generalWidespread, not specialized
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- missionPurpose-driven task
operation · tactics · brigade · platoon · regiment · deployment · infantry · logistics
Exceptionally well-made
- premiumAdded cost for better
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
precision · superior · top-grade · first-rate · top-notch · finest · best-in-class · professional-grade
building
Enclosed roofed structure
- officeProfessional work location
- complexHaving many interconnected parts
- baseSupporting bottom structure
facility · center · hub · campus · compound · station · bureau · agency · outpost · branch
hub
Central connection point
epicenter · focal · pivot · anchor · nexus · mothership · flagship · primary · principal · main
command
Authoritative instruction given
- barracksSoldiers' residential building
- generalWidespread, not specialized
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
mission · operation · tactics · brigade · platoon · regiment · deployment · infantry · logistics · intelligence
high-quality
Exceptionally well-made
- premiumAdded cost for better
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
craftsmanship · precision · superior · top-grade · first-rate · top-notch · finest · best-in-class · professional-grade · benchmark
- Military AcronymsAWOL, MIA, KIA, POW, NCO
- command postscommand center, ops center, TOC, mobile command, central command
- Military HeadquartersPentagon, command center, command post, NORAD, CENTCOM
- business locationsbranch office, main office, regional office, corporate office, home office
- military basesoldiers, barracks, troops, hangar, garrison
- Command Centerscommand center, control room, control center, operations center, command post
Remote organizational workplace
branch office · satellite office · regional office · local office · subsidiary
Combat's forward edge
field · front · forward operating base · ground level · remote location
Combat's forward edge
frontlines · forward operating base · combat zone · theater of operations · trenches