comandantes
Spanish army chiefs
Comandantes is the Spanish plural of comandante, a military rank equivalent to major or commander.
The term appears in English contexts discussing Latin American military forces, revolutionary movements, or guerrilla organizations: The comandantes addressed their troops before the offensive.
Fidel Castro was famously styled "El Comandante."
Broad statements or commanders
- admiralsSenior naval commanders
- colonelsSenior military officers
- captainsLeaders of ships or teams
- majorsChosen academic disciplines
lieutenants · brigadiers · marshals · battalion · regiment · platoon · squadron · division
Irregular armed fighter
- insurgentsThose fighting established authority
- rebelsArmed opposition fighters
- partisansStaunch factional supporters
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
uprising · rebellion · coup · liberation · Che · Zapatista · Sandinista · FARC
Authority to direct
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
governance · oversight · supervision · enforcement · obedience · hierarchy · orders · discipline
Planned approach to goals
- charismaMagnetic personal appeal
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- directionWay something faces
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
coordination · stewardship · decision-making · morale · loyalty · followers · visionary · rallying
generals
Broad statements or commanders
majors · lieutenants · brigadiers · marshals · battalion · regiment · platoon · squadron · division · brigade
guerrilla
Irregular armed fighter
- insurgentsThose fighting established authority
- rebelsArmed opposition fighters
- partisansStaunch factional supporters
resistance · uprising · rebellion · coup · liberation · Che · Zapatista · Sandinista · FARC · militants
control
Authority to direct
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
sovereignty · governance · oversight · supervision · enforcement · obedience · hierarchy · orders · discipline · rank
strategy
Planned approach to goals
- charismaMagnetic personal appeal
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- directionWay something faces
delegation · coordination · stewardship · decision-making · morale · loyalty · followers · visionary · rallying · mobilization
comandantesprivates
Lowest enlisted rank
cadets · recruits · enlisted men · foot soldiers · conscripts
comandantessubordinates
Those ranked below
followers · underlings · subalterns · subjects · inferiors