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Synonyms
head·quar·ters (hĕd́kwôŕtərz)

pl.n. 

  1. The offices of a commander, as of a military unit, from which orders are issued.
  2. A center of operations or administration: The company has its headquarters in the suburbs. See synonyms at center

usage note

Usage Note: The noun headquarters is used with either a singular or a plural verb. The plural is more common: The corporation's headquarters are in Boston. But when reference is to authority rather than to physical location, many people prefer the singular: Division headquarters has approved the new benefits package.
head·quar·ter (hĕd́kwôŕtər)

verb: -tered, -ter·ing, -ters. 

Usage Problem

transitive verb 

To provide with headquarters: “Despite the derivation of its name, the former Texas Oil Company is headquartered in White Plains, New York” (New Republic)

intransitive verb 

To establish headquarters.

usage note

Usage Note: The verb headquarter occurs in both transitive and intransitive senses: The magazine has headquartered the reporter in a building that houses many foreign journalists. The European correspondent will headquarter in Paris. In an earlier survey a majority of the Usage Panel found both these examples to be unacceptable in formal writing. Although ample citational evidence exists for these usages, writers who wish to avoid criticism should consider the use of alternative expressions, for example: The magazine has just assigned the reporter tohas stationed the reporter ina building that houses many foreign journalists. The European correspondent will make her headquarters in Pariswill make Paris her headquarters