Should You Capitalize Headquarters?

Should You Capitalize Headquarters?

Headquarters and/or Washington Headquarters is capitalized when referring to a Washington, DC, organization or office. ... State(s) is always capitalized when referring to any of the 50 States of the Union. The word "statewide" is never capitalized unless it is at the beginning of a sentence.

How do you use the word headquarters in a sentence?

(plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff.
  1. He telephoned the duty officer at regimental headquarters.
  2. All the commanders gathered at the headquarters.
  3. The bank has its headquarters in Pairs.
  4. The headquarters had been infiltrated by enemy spies.

Do you capitalize locations?

Capitalize the names of places. Make sure to capitalize all the parts of the name except for the articles (a, an, the), and short (2-4 letter) prepositions (of, to, in, with ...). Capitalize the names of the compass points (north, south, west, east) only if they are part of a name.

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