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A '''commander-in-chief''' is the [[commander]] of a nation's [[military]] forces. Some country's commander-in-chief does not need to have been a soldier or involved in the military. The term was first used by [[Charles I of England|King Charles I of England]] in 1639.

Commanders-in-Chief is sometimes referred to as '''Supreme Commander''', which is sometimes used as a specific term.<ref>Dupuy, Trevor N., Curt Johnson, and Grace P. Hayes. "Supreme Commander." Dictionary of Military Terms. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1986.</ref>

== Australia ==
The role of command in chief is done by the [[Governor-General of Australia]] as the Queen's representative.<ref>[http://www.gg.gov.au/governorgeneral/content.php?id=16 Address by HE the Rt Hon. Sir Ninian Stephen, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, on the occasion of the graduation of course no. 27/83 of the Joint Services Staff College, Canberra, on Tuesday, 12 June 1983: The Governor-General as Commander-in-Chief]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

== United Kingdom ==
The title Commander-in-Chief is rarely used by the King or [[Queen of England]], but usually refers to local commanders-in-chief.

== India ==
After independence from Britain on August 15, 1947, each Service was given its own Chief Commander (navy, army, airforce).

== Iran ==
Before 1979, the [[Shah]] was the commander-in-chief in Iran. After the creation of the Islamic Republic, the [[Supreme Leader of Iran]] has taken on the role.

== Ireland ==
In Ireland, the commander-in-chief of the army is the [[President of Ireland|President]].

== Pakistan ==
In Pakistan, the President is by law the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, however the elected Prime Minister has the real power.

== Hong Kong ==
When Hong Kong was a British colony the Governor was also the Commander-in-Chief of Hong Kong.

== United States of America ==
Commander-in-chief is one of the many roles given to the [[president of the United States]]

== References ==
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