commando
noun
com·man·do
kə-ˈman-(ˌ)dō 
plural commandos or commandoes
1
2
a
: a military unit trained and organized as shock troops especially for hit-and-run raids into enemy territory
b
: a member of such a unit
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The defense has argued that the plot to arrest Moïse was ultimately hijacked and he was killed by his own security forces, not the Colombian commandos hired by CTU’s partners.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Think of Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 69 youngsters at a left-wing summer camp in Norway, or the Islamic State commandos who killed 90 music fans at the Bataclan in Paris in 2015.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026
Bart Jansen Iran claimed the first toll has been paid for ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz and demonstrated its control of the key waterway by having state television show commandos storming a cargo ship during a hiatus in peace talks with the United States.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
The charges follow a military report released in 2020 that found evidence elite SAS and commando regiment troops unlawfully killed 39 Afghan prisoners, farmers and other noncombatants.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Think of Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 69 youngsters at a left-wing summer camp in Norway, or the Islamic State commandos who killed 90 music fans at the Bataclan in Paris in 2015.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026
Bart Jansen Iran claimed the first toll has been paid for ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz and demonstrated its control of the key waterway by having state television show commandos storming a cargo ship during a hiatus in peace talks with the United States.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
The charges follow a military report released in 2020 that found evidence elite SAS and commando regiment troops unlawfully killed 39 Afghan prisoners, farmers and other noncombatants.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Commando.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commando. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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commando
noun
com·man·do
kə-ˈman-dō
plural commandos or commandoes
1
: a military unit trained and organized for surprise raids
2
: a member of a commando
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