CMC Chairman

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CMC Chairman is the title commonly used to refer to the head of the Central Military Commission, the top authority overseeing a country's armed forces in certain political systems.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf leadership position
military office
political office
associatedWith civil-military leadership
party control of the military
canCommand armed forces in war and peace
hasAuthorityOver general staff
military commissions and departments
senior military officers
hasFullForm Chairman of the Central Military Commission
hasJurisdictionOver national defense
hasPowerTo appoint senior commanders
approve major military operations
issue military directives
headOf Central Military Commission
impliesControlOver military budget at strategic level
military promotions at senior level
isCentralTo control of coercive apparatus in party-states
isDeFactoRoleOf commander-in-chief of the armed forces
isKeyComponentOf national security decision-making
party-military relations
isOftenAddressedAs Chairman of the CMC
isTitleUsedFor Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China
Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China
isTitleUsedIn People's Republic of China
isTopAuthorityOf Central Military Commission
isTopAuthorityOver a country's armed forces
isTypicallyConfirmedBy state legislature or equivalent body
isTypicallySelectedBy top party leadership
isUsedIn Leninist party-state systems
single-party political systems
socialist political systems
mayBeHeldConcurrentlyWith head of state
party general secretary
oversees armed forces
military policy
military strategy
reportsTo top party organs
top state organs
responsibleFor high-level defense policy decisions
military modernization
military readiness
overall military leadership
shortFor Chairman of the Central Military Commission
typicalIncumbentRole paramount leader of the state
top party leader

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Chairman of the Central Military Commission
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