generalissimo

n., pl., -mos.
The commander in chief of all the armed forces in certain countries.

[Italian, superlative of generale, a general, from Latin generālis, general. See general.]

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the officer who holds the supreme command
  Synonym: commander in chief

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - generalissimo, militær- og politisk leder

Nederlands (Dutch)
opperbevelhebber met bijzondere volmachten, generalissimus

Français (French)
n. - généralissime

Deutsch (German)
n. - Generalissimus, Oberbefehlshaber

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (στρατ.) αρχιστράτηγος

Italiano (Italian)
generalissimo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - generalíssimo (m)

Русский (Russian)
генералиссимус

Español (Spanish)
n. - generalísimo, comandante supremo de las fuerzas armadas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - överbefälhavare (hist.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
大元帅, 总司令, 大总统

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 大元帥, 總司令, 大總統

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 최고 사령관, 총통

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 総司令官, 総統

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) القائد العام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מפקד של כח צבאי משותף לצבא, חיל הים וחיל האוויר, גנרליסימו‬

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