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A '''commander-in-chief''' is the most senior [[commander]] of a [[nation]]'s [[military]] forces or a major division of those forces such as the [[navy]], [[army]] or [[air force]]. In modern times the head of the combined forces may not be a serving member of the military but the [[president]] or [[monarch]].
A '''commander-in-chief''' is the most senior commander of a [[nation]]'s [[military]] forces or a major division of those forces such as the [[navy]], [[army]] or [[air force]]. In modern times the head of the combined forces may not be a serving member of the military but the [[president]] or [[monarch]].
The US [[Constitution]] describes the Commander in Chief in Article II, Section 2:
The US [[Constitution]] describes the Commander in Chief in Article II, Section 2: